School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)
- Location:
- Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 047
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- In olden times people always brought their butter to Sligo and sold it in what they called firkins.
This man was going to Sligo walking and carrying his firkin of butter on his back. It so happened that his neighbour was also going with his horse and cart. On seeing his neighbour walking he pulled up and asked him to sit up, the man gladly accepted this invitation and when he was up a while his neighbour noticed that he was still carrying the butter and reminded him to leave it down on the cart but the man said, "it is enough for you to carry me without carrying the butter also."
- Collector
- Maureen Farrell
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardline, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Mc Keon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmacroy, Co. Roscommon
