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School: Castlejordan (roll number 15974)

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Castlejordan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
M. Nic Amhlaoidh
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    them at your eye and say "You have a stye in your eye" and the person with the stye say "You lie". Then throw the thorns over your shoulder and the stye will be cured in a few days.
    Lizzie Coyne, Kildangan, From my father Thomas Coyne, Farmer, 1938.
    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
    Lizzie Coyne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kildangan, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Coyne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Kildangan, Co. Meath