Note 45 — Chapter II · TALES ILLUSTRATIVE OF FAIRY SUPERSTITION. (continued 2)
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This rendering of the popular incantation differs somewhat from that given by Mr. Campbell himself. The Gaelic version is the best the writer has been able to fall in with. Var. An laogh maol carrach is miosa na ainm, “the polled-scabbed calf, that is worse than its name, take off your head,” etc.