Why did pirates wear a patch over one eye?
Some pirates lost an eye, so a eye patch would be worn tby them for medical purposes. But the image of the Pirate wearing an eye patch seems to have come from the 1950’s Treasure Island picture which portrayed the pirates with an eye patch, parrot, wooden leg, etc. So for us today we have been lead to think that all pirates wore eye patches, had a parrot and/or a wooden leg, etc…
