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Definition of Pishogue
1. Noun. magic, witchcraft; a spell, especially one designed to cause or cure illnesses to man or beast, or to increase or decrease the quantities of farm products such as butter or milk. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pishogue
1. an evil spell [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pishogue
Literary usage of Pishogue
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Irish Penny Journal (1841)
"Arrah, out with it, an' lotus hear what Peggy the pishogue has to say for herself—out
... to her skill in all supernatural matters, Peggy the pishogue—that ..."
2. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1904)
"The priest was called in, and she confessed to being a ' pishogue,' and to having a
... A farmer in county Limerick married a ' pishogue ' a few years ago. ..."
3. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"A rich but miserly neighbour was identified by the pishogue (ie wise woman) of
the neighbourhood ..."
4. Catholicity and Progress in Ireland by Michael O'Riordan, Horace Curzon Plunkett (1906)
"Would Sir Horace point out the difference between the pishogue-makers and the
fashionable fortune-tellers who are called palmists ? I will tell him; ..."
5. The Irish Penny Journal (1841)
"Arrah, out with it, an' lotus hear what Peggy the pishogue has to say for herself—out
... to her skill in all supernatural matters, Peggy the pishogue—that ..."
6. Folklore by Folklore Society (Great Britain), Joseph Jacobs, Alfred Trübner Nutt, Arthur Robinson Wright, William Crooke (1904)
"The priest was called in, and she confessed to being a ' pishogue,' and to having a
... A farmer in county Limerick married a ' pishogue ' a few years ago. ..."
7. Publications by Folklore Society (Great Britain) (1904)
"A rich but miserly neighbour was identified by the pishogue (ie wise woman) of
the neighbourhood ..."
8. Catholicity and Progress in Ireland by Michael O'Riordan, Horace Curzon Plunkett (1906)
"Would Sir Horace point out the difference between the pishogue-makers and the
fashionable fortune-tellers who are called palmists ? I will tell him; ..."
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