School: Kilderry
- Location:
- Keelderry, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Áine Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0993, Page 208
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- Long ago there were some very bad people living. People would be losing their milk and they would be churning for days and days and they would get no butter and when they would be tired churning they would stop. This was going on for some So they sent for the priest. The priest came and told them to lock the door and no matter who would come to the door not to let them in. So the priest put an iron into the fire and he began to read. After some time a tap came to the door when the iron was getting hot in the fire. The tapper began to scream and she continued screaming for some time. Because when the iron was getting hot it was burning her and the iron was left in the fire until it was red. They let her in to the house in the end. She ran to the fire and pulled out the iron with her hand. The people knew who the person was that was taking their milk then.
- Collector
- Angela Galligan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumakinneo, Co. Cavan
