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School: Ardaghy, Omeath

Location:
Ardaghy, Co. Louth
Teacher:
B. Mac Craith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0658, Page 186

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  1. Butter-Making (continued)

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    called mescans (pronunced mescawns) but it is usually made into nice round pieces with a "print". The pieces generally weigh half a pound each.
    Collected by:
    Rosie Sloane (14 yrs)
    Bavan,
    Omeath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    In a house in the townland of Knocknagoran in this parish two old people called Connollys resided. No matter how long they churned no butter could be made. One day while churning they noticed a hare concealed under the table. The old man who had a gun in the house, but no cartridges, put a sixpence in it and fired it at the hare. The sixpence struck the hare's leg and broke it. After this by some witchcraft the hare turned into a woman whose leg was broken. This was the woman who was stealing the butter. After this the old people were very successful in churning.
    Collected by:
    Michael Sloane 14
    Bavan,
    Omeath
    1-6-38
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Sloane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11
    Address
    Bavan, Co. Louth