School: Cluainín, Granard
- Location:
- Clooneen, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 094
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- The Hartins of Kilmore, Dring, had been losing butter for long time & they were tired looking to get it back & they at length went to the priest who gave them a remedy. He asked them if they had anyone suspected for it & they said no. Then, he told them to go to the neighbours cows after sunset & take some milk from them & mix it along with own. They did so. They went to several neighbours farms & milked the cows. But, at length they went to a certain neighbours byre and milked a compliment from the cow. They put in amongst their own & when it was fit for churning they churned it & got a large supply of butter. They returned to the priest & told him. He said he would come & say mass in their house. He fixed the alter in(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs James Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Derrycassan, Co. Longford
