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School: Craoibh Liath (roll number 15639)

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Creevelea, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Mrs Doyle
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    A Cure for a Mote in the Eye 3:12:37
    Thomas Gallagher who lives in the townland of Gowlaun has the cure for a mote in the eye. His father left it to him before he died.
    The cure can be made on any day, but must be made before sunset.
    It is not necessary for the sufferer to be present when the cure is being made. It is through the prayers which the curer says that the mote is removed from the eye. I am sorry that I have never heard what prayers are said, but I think that it is a secret reserved for the curer only.
    1. Farmer's son
    2. 18 yrs
    3. Born and reared and the accompanying address
    Author: Bernard Kelly,
    Lisnagowan,
    Tawnylea P.O
    Co. Leitrim.
    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
    Informant
    Bernard Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    18
    Occupation
    Farmer's son
    Address
    Lisnagowan, Co. Leitrim