School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 468
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was in complete darkness. As I was wondering at the cause of the noise and darkness below I heard a step - a heavy step - going past my window, and shortly after, the outside kitchen door latch was raised. Then a man inquired, "Did you get it yet?" and I recognised the voice as that of the man-of-the -house. The wife who was in the kitchen replied, "No, not yet." Away he went again in the direction he came from, to return again in less that 5 minutes, Again he inquired, "Did it come?" This time the wife replied, "It's coming."He then came in, and the noise which I heard at first I now recognised as that of churning. I was surprised to hear them at it so early, for up till then I never heard of "taking the butter" - up to that evening I should have said, I never heard of it. That evening there was no one in the house but the woman-of-the-house who was then about 60 years(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Matthew Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
