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Lislea, Co. Longford
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Pádraig Mac Gréine
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0766, Page 104

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    loan of a riddle but they did not give it to him.
    When the girl was leaving the priest he also said. "When ye are churning put a drop of the milk into the churn and a grain of the salt." When they churned the next time they had as much butter as they would have got from the three churnings.
    Patrick McCabe (14)
    Aughagreagh,
    Parish:- Columbcille,
    Barony:- Granard.: Co. Longford.
    I heard this from my uncle Patrick Gill, who heard it from from his father Grey Pat Gill, Edenmor, Ballinamuck. Co. Longford.
    died 1936 a.100.
    26th March 1936.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Mc Cabe
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Aghagreagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Patrick Gill
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male