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The Schools’ Collection

This is a collection of folklore compiled by schoolchildren in Ireland in the 1930s. More information

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    “Lungs: Dandelion tea . . .”

    CBÉS 0022

    Miss Clair

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  2. The Dandelion

    CBÉS 0245

    Denis Mc Garry

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  3. Cures - Dandelion

    CBÉS 0299

    Sorocha Ní Choileáin

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  4. Dandelion

    CBÉS 0313

    Michael Sheehan

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    “The juice of a plant called dandelion which grows...”

    CBÉS 0387

    Thomas O' Riordan

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  6. Medicinal Herbs - Dandelion

    CBÉS 0406

    Mary Kelliher

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  7. Dandelion Wine

    CBÉS 0447

    Maureen O' Connor, Mrs O' Connor

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    “The Dandelion is used for curing thrush...”

    CBÉS 0491

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  9. Dandelion

    CBÉS 0527

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  10. Local Herbs

    “Around this district there are usually some herbs to be found namely - the thistle, the dandelion, the dog-leaf and the groundsel.”

    CBÉS 0534

    Moira Clifford, Mrs E. Clifford

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  11. The Dandelion - Cure

    CBÉS 0605

    Fanny Sexton, Mr Andrew Sexton

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    “For the past few days I have noticed lots of people mostly ladies picking Dandelion or Caistreabháin which it is sometimes called.”

    CBÉS 0621

    Katherine Garrihy

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    “Dandelion is a cure for lung disease.”

    CBÉS 0644

    Bean Uí Mhathghamhna, Kathleen Fennell

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    “Dandelion juice will cure warts.”

    CBÉS 0661

    John Cooney

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    “The names of the wild weeds in the fields are the dock the rag-weed the nettle dandelion Saint Patricks leaf, thistle chicken weed, bliotóg cow foot, sangweed and prussia.”

    CBÉS 0664

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    “Dandelion and sorrel are good cures for boils and the like.”

    CBÉS 0674

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  17. The Dandelion Clock

    CBÉS 0681

    Mr G. Bagnall, Patrick Bagnall

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    “The most harmful herbs or weeds are the thistle, nettle, dock, dandelion...”

    CBÉS 0727

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    “In olden times the people used herbs as cures. Dandelion boiled in new milk was good for consumption...”

    CBÉS 0780

    John Nolan

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    “Dandelion is supposed to be an old cure for reuthmatism.”

    CBÉS 0790

    Marie Cassidy, Mrs Cassidy

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