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1. The Calliagh Witch

   

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   One time there lived in Calliagh a woman named Kate Grimes. This woman could change herself into a hare. She would go round the people's cows in the shape of a hare and milk them. When she was in this shape she only could be shot with a silver sixpence. One night she was milking Mr. Mick Wood's cow. He shot her with a silver sixpence. He followed her into her own house and she was sitting in the corner bleeding. There was a verse made on her: "Long live Philip McGaville And may he live long, For he keeps a black dog To hunt Kate the witch Across the White Bog"

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   Topics

   1. genre
      1. poetry
         1. folk poetry (~9,504)
   2. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
   3. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
         1. hags (~139)
            1. hare-hag (~41)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Ellis

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   16

   Address

   Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mrs Ellis

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   76

   Address

   Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan

2. Rafinny Cows

   

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   One time long ago there lived in Rafinny a man who had two cows. One morning when he got up there was a cow in the field.

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