School: St Brigid's Convent, Mountrath (roll number 13343)

Location:
Mountrath, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr. Aquinas
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0834, Page 148

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  1. i. Many stories abound about the taking of milk and butter. About forty years ago there was a woman living in Cuddagh, Castletown, Mountrath, who had only one cow. She was able to get a "cool" of butter every week or fortnight, while her neighbours (McMahons and O' Briens) would not have as much from ten or twelve cows. Mrs. O' Brien went out early one May morning and saw this woman washing her butter dish in the stream. "As long as you ran, I caught you at last." This stopped her taking the butter for a while, and when she began again Fr. Walton, P.P. Castletown was acquainted, and stopped her again.
    ii. Certain families still put a bush of the quicken tree in their crops on the eve of May Day to prevent "piseógry". Mr. Dooley (who told me these stories) when he first got his present
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mr Thomas Dooley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountrath, Co. Laois