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School: Cluainín, Granard

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Clooneen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 095

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    the door-way & said that he would put all the devils in hell from ever taking it again.
    After the mass the woman who was responsible for taking the butter was called up, but denied that she ever took it. Ever afterwards the Hartin family & she were bitter enemies.
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    There were people in this locality once who were constantly losing their butter. There was a woman who lived close by, but they did not accuse her.
    She used to come when they would be churning for the loan of a gallon, a needle, & sometimes for water, the dash or the churn-lid. This day the woman
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs James Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Derrycassan, Co. Longford