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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0128, Page 466

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    Dust in the eyes
    There are two cures for dust in the eyes. One of them is to turn the eyelid with a pencil, and the other one is to go to some woman who has the cure. She takes a mouthful of spring water, and keeps in her breath for a certain length of time, and says some prayers. After that she throws out the water, and it is said that the dust appears in the water. The person is then cured. The person that makes the charm, whoever it is, never tells the prayers that are said. There are not many people that know the cure on account of that. If they told it, they would be afraid that any of their animals would die.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tony Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dooyeaghny or Cloonloughan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Fliming
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dooyeaghny or Cloonloughan, Co. Mayo