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School: Teampull Dubhglaise (roll number 6968)

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Drumbologe, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán C. Ó Dómhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1083, Page 245

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  1. Elf-Shot and the Cure for it (continued)

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    a plate and put a light to it and burned it under the cow's nose. While it was burning he said some secret words.
    This is the real cure, because a man in Tullyhullion once had an "elfshot" cow and this cured her.
    Any person whom the fairies want to take, they will throw "flint" at them. there was a woman once saw the fairies throwing flint at her.
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