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School: Muine Dubh (Moneyduff) (roll number 9222)

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Moneyduff, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Heádhra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0199, Page 067

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    the pigs. An incident did happen during churning about fifty years ago. It happened in my house not in my family but in a Cunningham family which is now dead out. One day this Cunningham woman named Abby. She was churning this day when a man came in and sat down. He was known as a wizard. He would not churn for her. When she had churned there was no butter on the milk. When he went home, his wife was churning. After a few minutes it was churned and she was not able to move the dash with all the butter was on it. He and his wife made it up and tried to sell it but he failed and it rotted. That gave rise to the proverb, "Ill gotten goods never prosper."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    B. Cunningham
    Gender
    Unknown
    Age
    75
    Address
    Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim