School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 011
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- The burning of the Kilmactranny Creamery
The Kilmactranny creamery was burned in the year 1921.
Nobody could tell who burned it because it was burned at night.
I wasn't born at that time but I heard the old people say It was a pure mass of ruin.
All the machinery was burned to ashes. It was a great loss to the milk suppliers. The people having to wait some time until it was reconstructed.
It was reconstructed in the year 19-24.
All the books and accounts were destroyed. Shareholders had to send their milk a long way to outside creameries for three years. It is working well since and pays a good price for the milk.
- Collector
- Michael Joe Gormley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockmore, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mrs Mattimoe
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Knockmore, Co. Sligo
