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School: Oristown (roll number 3071)

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Baile Órthaí, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Seán de Stac
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    There is a church near Mrs MacCann's house in Teltown and it is called Teltown Churchyard. In this Churchyard there is a well and in the well there is a "Pound of Butter." The story is that a certain woman living in the locality made a Pound of butter on a Sunday and she took it to this well to wash it. It changed into a stone and fell to the bottom of the well. The stone is still to be seen in the well.
    This story was told to me by Thomas Reilly, Teltown.
    Patrick Mullen
    Seventh Class
    Oristown N.S.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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      1. narratives (~478)
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      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mullen
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tailtin, Co. Meath