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WITCHCRAFT IN THE QUEEN’SCOUNTY.At the last Court f Petty Sessions in Rathdownov, Queen1* Countyt Bridget Carroll, a fanner 's wifcf living near the village of Donoghuiore, summoned Michael Slattery, a fanner's hop, living next door, for striking her on the head with a shovel. The defouuaut'rf father justified the assault hy averring that somo time ago their butter was taken away, and that an ancient beldame named Mrs. Brennan, Mrs Carroll s mother, was discovered on a certain inornimr performing some mynt-'Mous rites, which are supposed to havo etftiOted thn extraordinary r Tu t.Mr. Hamiltow, R.M.—That is astonishing. How Hid she taklt;* it 7Slattery—1 don’t know, sir. It must be through the means of the devil, your Honour.Slattery, junior—By cutting the cowb' tails, your Worship. (Great laughter.)Slattery, senior—1 am an ignorant man, your Ilouour, but there’s great me n entirely could tell you it’s true. How are crops “ i nk,'1 eir ? How »re eggs so wo 1 in the land ? No human animal, * man or baste, could stand over milk that was 14 tuk. This old woman, your Worship, was cotch (caught) on May morning poking h^r nose into the ground.
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Belfast Morning News
Belfast, Ulster, GB
Wed, Apr 23, 1879
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