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    cure for his cattle. She told him to be very careful of the bottle which she gave him on a certain part of the road. When he came to that place the horse fell and the bottle got broken. A women named Mrs Lyons was going out the back-door of her house one morning and she slipped and broke her leg. Her husband went to Biddy Early and she told him not to open that door anymore because the fairies used to go in and out there.
    This was told to Mary O'Loughlin by, James Meaney, Creevagh, Quinn, Co.Clare.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Biddy Early (~186)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary O' Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    James Meaney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Creevagh More, Co. Clare