School: Lios Dubh (C.)
- Location:
- Lisduff, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Uí Chuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0119, Page 317
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- (continued from previous page)A Cure for a Sore Eye
There was a women in Pulronaghane who had the charm to take a dust or any foreign matter out of the eye. She went into the room and got a saucer of water and said a prayer over the saucer. She let nobody into the room while saying it. The following is the prayer – Araig a chuir, Muire le suil a h-Aon Mhic, brithe braoinín, colg an coinlín, craobh úr, craobh glas, craobh chríon, ríbe cinn, ‘gus é ann ar fhaid. Tarraing é a Mhic Mhuire ‘gus tabhair an braoinín leat.
When she had the above said, she came down(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie J. Lavin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Pollronahan More, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Andrew Carney
- Relation
- Not a relative
- Gender
- Male
