School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 481
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- I don't believe in ghosts or fairies or nonsense of that kind. Yes, I cut the "lone bush" that was in the way when we were making up the new road through Mullaghgarve. No, I was none the worse for doing it. Yes, I heard that Pee Dolan cut one of these bushes, and that he took ill in a couple of days afterwards and never got out of that sickness till death swept him.
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32" to 36" ) Diagram of Churn
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Iron hoops )I never saw any make of churn in the country houses around here except the dash churn. I never heard tell of any older kind
either. Some of them may be small and some are big. A man like Hugh McGovern who has ten or twelve cows will have a big churn while I have a smaller one(continues on next page) - Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Peter Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Mullaghgarve, Co. Leitrim
