School: Rathnure (C.) (roll number 12480)

Location:
Rathnure Upper, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Cáit Ní Bholguidhir
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    and resides there since her birth.
    She is 67 years of age, and her Aunt gave her the following information
    She died about 40 years ago, and the story she received from her mother.
    A man by the name of James O'Leary, Grange, had a large farm.
    He had twelve milking cows. During the summer time, the cows were out in the fields by night and day. His men used to milk the cows night and morning. The got the milk every evening from the cows all right, but in the mornings they could not get a drop. Some one had already milked them.
    One morning he got up very early to watch. He saw a hare sucking the cows. He ran home, got his two greyhounds and set them after the hare. They followed her about 1 1/2 miles until she came to a small cabin in
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English