School: Newtownmanor (roll number 4905)
- Location:
- Newtownmanor, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: P. Mac Néill (Nelson)
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- (continued from previous page)bring firkens of milk to Sligo. The women drive the donkey and cart each Saturday often the men of the house would be out working and the woman of the house would be gone with the donkey and cart with the milk to Sligo.
- My grandfather who was gardener in the employment of Colonel Whyte the local landlord was a very strong healthy man. He could churn four cows milk in the morning without ever letting go his hold of the church dash before he ate his breakfast and this churning always occupied at least one hour and twenty minutes.
One morning after doing this home exercise he went to work and was told by the Colonel upon(continues on next page) - Collector
- Winnie Mc Goldrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doonkelly, Co. Leitrim
