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School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 404

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  1. May Eve - A True Story (continued)

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    discovered that the things rattling were dried up pieces of earth shaped as if they were taken from the opening in a cows hoof:
    He went immediately to Carroll's house and found that they had got no butter from their churn since May Eve.
    He took the sack and the pieces of earth back to Carrolls and the butter return in both houses assemed it's normal proportion from that time forward.
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  2. The Burning of Miltown

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    On the 20th September 1920 there was an ambush of Crown forces at Dromin outside Miltown Malbay on the Lahinch Road.
    Six police men were killed and some military. On that days paper
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. fires (~306)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Morrissey
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    44
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare