School: Landsdowne (Cuar na gCoileach) (roll number 6091)
- Location:
- Coornagillagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0464, Page 231
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“About eighty years ago or more a woman - one Mrs Shea of Ardgroom Castletown Bere, Co. Cork was married there...”
(continued from previous page)were. She listened carefully & woke her husband to listen too & sure enough they both heard distinctly the cover being taken off & placed on the seat near by & next the cupán inside in the milk was shaken under the milk & around as one would do when about to take a drink of buttermilk out of the churn. And then the fine drink was taken & the swallowing was heard as naturally as if anybody was taking the drink & then a sigh or two were heaved & heard after.
The Grandmother slept in the room downstairs & they wondered at her to leave her bed & go to the Churn for a drink & she heard all that happened in the kitchen & she was sure that the man of the house (her son who had a bad toothache) was in the kitchen & at the churn.
In the morning when the Mother Father & Nan met they began questioning each other about the churn last night. And then & only then did they know & feel that it was a mysterious happening & they thought that it must have been the Seana Daid finishing his Purgatory with the drink & the fine sigh.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrynid, Co. Kerry