School: Irishtown
- Location:
- Milltown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Margaret McNally
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- XML “Mote or Foreign Substance in the Eye”
- XML “For Tired and Swollen Eyelids”
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- (continued from previous page)"You had a very bad eye, the water is very bitter" of Your eye was not too bad" of "Your eye was sore a long time but will be all right now" He then used go out with the saucepan and throw the spittle under a ditch.
This was collected from Mrs McCormack nurse Ballynacargy who is over seventy years of age and she witnessed above many times when a young girl.For tired and swollen eyes
A gold ring from marriage finger crossed on the lid removes the swelling. - A gold ring from marriage finger crossed on the lid removes the swelling.
- Collector
- Donal Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12