(gan teideal) “The juice of a plant called dandelion which grows...” CBÉS 0387 Thomas O' Riordan Tras-scríbhinn
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 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “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 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “Dandelion is a cure for lung disease.” CBÉS 0644 Bean Uí Mhathghamhna, Kathleen Fennell Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “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 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “The most harmful herbs or weeds are the thistle, nettle, dock, dandelion...” CBÉS 0727 Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “In olden times the people used herbs as cures. Dandelion boiled in new milk was good for consumption...” CBÉS 0780 John Nolan Tras-scríbhinn
(gan teideal) “Dandelion is supposed to be an old cure for reuthmatism.” CBÉS 0790 Marie Cassidy, Mrs Cassidy Tras-scríbhinn