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School: Foynes (C.) (roll number 2814)

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Foynes, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Eithne Ní Mhaidín
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    Rub cold tea up to a sore eye, it would be a good cure. If a person had a stye in their eye, to rub Easter water nine times every morning for nine mornings is a good cure. Another cure for a stye is to rub your spit to your eye, fasting.
    If a person had a burn on her hands or face, olive oil and breadsoda is a good cure.
    Long, long ago if a person had a cut in her hand she would get a cob-web and put it up to the cut.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Nic Aodha
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs B. Dundon
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    86
    Address
    Aughinish East, Co. Limerick