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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 194

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    that the cause of her cows not giving her milk was that when she gave out the milk on New Year's Day. She often heard that it was not right to give milk away on that day. The old woman had no milk for herself now and the neighbours used to give her some. The people in her village told her that is was the lady, who went to her for milk on New Year's Day who had taken away the good of the milk.
    Mary Jane Gallagher
    Cloonlavin,
    Doocastle,
    Ballymote,
    Co Mayo.
    Received from
    John Gallagher
    Clooklavin,
    Doocastle,
    Ballymote,
    Co Mayo
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Jane Gallagher
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonlarhan, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    John Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonlarhan, Co. Mayo