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School: Clochar Loreto, An Uaimh (roll number 16100)

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Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Colm
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0699, Page 138

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    In times gone by and even up to the present day in remote places in Ireland people believe in milk and butter being overlooked. this is a true story.
    A man had been milking for a week and putting by some milk for churning purposes. The day for churning came and he started. After hours of hard labour there came nothing on the top of the milk only forth. He knew then that some witchery had been used to take the butter away from him. He went to a witch who lived about twenty miles away from him and before he entered the house the witch knew was he was coming for. The witch then told him to go home and he would find the butter and if he wished to know the person that took
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Renee Sheerin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Castlemartin, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mary Sheerin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Castlemartin, Co. Meath