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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

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Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 143

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    About 60 years ago a journey man carpenter lived about here.He was known as Mallackey. This man told Michael bawley, barrowmally, he never ate a bit of butter from he was 30 years.
    The reason he gave was, he was one day working in Kilgallons near Mrs Mostyns and Givna Templeboy, he had a bench in the kitchen and worked there. Just above the kitchen there was a pantry, and here there was a woman churning. After some time, he looked up and saw as she was churning a human hand and arm dip into the churn and lift out the butter. From that day he never ate a bit of butter.
    About 50 years ago Maggie
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromore West, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Miss B. Kivlehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowmably, Co. Sligo