School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- 1. Rub vaseline on a shut eye that is sore
- 2. Wash with cold tea or Borax Lint
- 3. For a stye, get nine goose berry thorns point them to the eye three times after each time you do it throw one away and say in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
- 4. Bathe your eyes every morning with spring water.
- 5. Rub a wedding ring on a stye.
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- Informant
- Master R. Flood
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- 7. Sore eyes bathe in St. Patrick's well Celbridge hang cloth on bush.
8. Steep eyes in cold strong tea
