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School: Loughill, Longford

Location:
Laughil, Co. Longford
Teacher:
P. Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 336

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 336

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    witchery the witchery" meaning the priest I heard this story from Patrick Carthy Aughnahowna, Longford.
    Long ago the people in Rabbitpark used to tie ribbons on the cows tails to keep away witchcraft.
    In Graffogue long ago a certain family had a lot of cows. They would churn all day and get no butter only a little bit. A neighbouring family had only one or two cows and they had twice as much butter as their neighbours. I heard this story from Miss Farrell, Loughill, Longford. The buttermilk was and is given to calves, used for making bread and is also drunk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bernard Kane
    Gender
    Male