School: Caisleán Uí Liatháin (C.) (roll number 6845)
- Location:
- Castlelyons, Co. Cork
- Teacher: S. Ní Mhuchadha
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- (continued from previous page)bottled, and then used. Marshmallows are used for horses too, as medicine.
Nettles boiled down like cabbage are good for the blood.
AS FOODDandelion is used as food for chickens
Nettles are used for turkeys and pigs
Water-Cress is used like lettuce as foodHerbs were used extensively in this area in former times as cures for various diseases.
VEGETABLES1) Mint is used for dyeing purposes - eg for colouring sweets
2) Celery is used for rheumatism
3) Spinach is used as a blood tonic