School: Glaise an Choinnlín (B.), Áth Treasna (roll number 12320)

Location:
Clashykinleen West, Co. Cork
Teacher:
E. Ó Ríordáin
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    A man named Patrick P. Shine lived in Taur Beag and he had a fine farm and many cows but he could not make hardly any butter and the neighbours around him told him to go to an old woman in Cahirbeárnach and consult her.

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    found sure enough the cow's afterbirths so they burned the coat and afterbirths. From that day Shine could make butter and he prospered, and his son and grandsons are living in the farm today.
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    She told me that long ago when a firkin of butter was made three small brown stones were stuck on the bottom of the butter to bring a blessing on the butter.

    She told me that long ago when a firkin of butter was made three small brown stones were stuck on the bottom of the butter to bring a blessing on the butter. These stones were called "St Benjamin's Stones."
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    English
    Informant
    Mrs Biddy Lane
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    85
    Address
    Newmarket, Co. Cork
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    She told me that there lived in Tullylease a rich farmer and his wife and when the farmer was dying he sent for the priest to make his will.

    She told me that there lived in Tullylease a rich farmer and his wife and when the farmer was dying he sent for the priest to make his will. The priest came and made the will the man leaving all his possessions to his wife and children. But he man's own people said he left the land etc. to them and the case went to court. The widow was sure she would beat the man's people
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