School: Palmerstown (roll number 14080)

Location:
Palmerston, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Mrs Tuohy
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  1. Catch a sparrow; split it in two; put it up to the eye.
    Mr. Hanlon Rathcoole cured his eye in this way. He fell on a stick an injured his eye. It was cured when he applied a split sparrow on it.
    Miss Mulhare told me about this cure.
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