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School: Baile na nGalloglach (Milford) (roll number 15338)

Location:
Millford, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1087, Page 010

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    Gortmacall is a townland about a half a mile west of Milford. In this place there lived a local witch called Sally Carr, three hundred years ago.
    She did a good many evil deeds in the district. No matter how much people churned they could never get any butter because it was said that Sally took it from the churn, She took
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. soothsayers (~116)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Denis Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Millford, Co. Donegal