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School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)

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Moynalvy, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Mrs Bridget M. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 241

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    Sore Eyes
    To cure sore eyes, bathe them with cold tea
    To cure a sty in the eye, prick it with a gooseberry thorn once a day for nine days
    Warts
    Go to a blessed well in Derrypatrick Churchyard, which is about three miles East of Summerhill. Prick the wart with a pin three time, blessing yourself after each prick. Then throw the pin the into the Blessed Well. Repeat this three mornings in succession.
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    Miss Essie Mullingar of Ballygorta, which
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. medical practice
        1. folk medicine (~11,815)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Comey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Derrypatrick, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Patrick Comey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrypatrick, Co. Meath