School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 053

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 053

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  1. In olden times people used to make large supplies of butter, On one occasion a woman made her supply for a certain period of time.One night it was mysteriously stolen. Her friends told her of a woman in Co,Kildare who might help her.
    She went to this woman who told her that when she would go to get thatch pulled off her house and she would get the butter. This she did and the butter was found.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philomena Barnett
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Barnett
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountmellick, Co. Laois