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School: Mullach Dubh

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Lisgorman, Co. Leitrim
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Pádhraic Ó Blioscáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 220

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    A man named John McMorrow lived in the townland of Curratavia about eighty years ago. This man was a great poteen maker and the revenue police were trying to catch him. One night as he was making potteen he sent a man to watch and he told him if he saw any of the police, coming to let a whistle. The man was not long out when he saw two of the police coming, so he let a whistle and when John heard it he lifted the "still" and the worm on his back, and out he went, across Shaskin hill, coming at fast as he could and the police
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patricia Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromahair, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Martin Mc Morrow
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Corratawy, Co. Leitrim