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Bean Uí Dhubhláin
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    little dose to burn under the cow's nose". Then she drew from the same old pocket a little lump of crumpled paper. "Here now" says she "burn this under the cow's nose and she will sneeze three times and then and then she will stand up and turn round and look at you and she will cough a time or two, and she will be better".
    Go home now" says she "and don't look back or the charm won't work the old man returned home and did not look back and did exactly what the witch told him do and the cow got well again after sneezing three times and coughing twice.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Flaherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Annaghmore, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Paddy Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonsreane, Co. Roscommon