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School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

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Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 19_030

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  1. Cure for Sore Eyes

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    Long long ago there was an old woman living in Killeenacoff and it was said that she could cure people with sore eyes. One day a young man went to her and he told her (?) about his sore eyes. She told him to sit down on a chair and the man did as he was told. She got a cup and put some clean water into the cup. She told the man to stand up and to look into the cup of water and that he would see the dirt in the cup which was in his eyes. Ever after that his eyes never troubled him. I heard this story from James O'Malley Lanmore Liscarney P. Office, Westport.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
          1. medicine for human sicknesses
            1. sore eyes (~94)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James O' Malley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lanmore, Co. Mayo