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School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)

Location:
Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 233

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    There lived in Aughamore parish, County Mayo (about 8 miles from this locality) a woman who had only one cow. She used to go around the country stating that she was going to purchase another cow. It is commonly believed that she had the power to take the butter from the cows. Though she had only one cow she had far more of a supply of butter than any one else, whereas some of the people could not succeed in getting butter off the milk no matter how long they stayed churning.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Waldron
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Thomas Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloondart, Co. Roscommon