School: Coill Bheithne, Baile Mhistéala (roll number 11286)
- Location:
- Kilbeheny, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 537
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- A man was going towards Anglesboro early one morning. He stood on a bridge to have a look around and underneath there was a woman standing looking very anxiously round about. It was just the time when people were up and according as the smoke came out of every chimney whe cried out "Half the butter of that house for me."
A man owned two farms one in Ballyporeen (and the other in Ballyporeen) and the other in this parish. The farm in this parish was managed by a Dairywoman. Now this woman had piseogs made, because she always had double the quantity of butter that should be from the number of cows in the farm. The owner who was an honest man didn't want that and was(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maura Walshe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Aherne
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Garryvurragha, Co. Limerick
