School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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- The great cure for the evil eye is to burn the alphabet under the nose of the animal that has got it. This is the reason so that you may burn the letters of the name of the person that gave it. If you actually know the person burn the letters of his name but if you don't, burn the whole alphabet.
People become possessed of the evil eye when they are babies. A child that is weaned, and gets the mother's milk again will have the evil eye. If it is know that such happens the child should be put under a green sod three times. This will break the power of the evel eye. It is sometimes said that a child becomes possessed of the evil eye before they are born.
- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Martin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Mason
- Address
- Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
