School: Glencar

Location:
Glencar Scotch, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Brigid Mc Daid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 299

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  1. The cure for a styne which is in an ulcer on the edge of the eye lid is a remarkable one. Nine jags are picked from a gooseberry bush and eight of them are pointed at the eye stye. The ninth one is thrown over the left shoulder of the person giving the cure.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Glencar Irish, Co. Donegal