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School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

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Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 191

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  3. Local Cures - Sore Eyes

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    If a person has a sore eye he gets the tealeaves that are left after the tea, and puts them to it. First, the eye is washed, and then the tealeaves are put to it, with a bandage.
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  4. Local Cures - Cures for Sties

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    If you have a sty in your eye,the old people say it will be better by looking out through a gold ring. After looking through the ring then make a sign of the cross three times over
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sties (~76)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Collector
    M. Ryan