School: An Daingean, Cuinche

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Dangan, Co. Clare
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Stiofán Mac Clúin Treasa Ní Chonmara
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    26.5.38. A Story.
    About thirty years ago a young man in the Parish of Clooney,Quin,Co.Claretold me he was coming home, one night about half past one o'clock from a wake.As he was passing a certain house in his own townland he saw a light shining through the kitchen window.
    In this house were an old man and an old woman ,a couple of boys and a girl or two as far as i can remember.As he knew none of the boys or girls was at the wake he was inquisitive to know why there was light in the house so late.
    So he stole over to the window and looked in,and what did he see but the old man walking up and down the floor ,a sugawn thrown across one of the collarties of the roof ,and two ends of the sugawn hanging down and the old woman drawing the two ends of the sugawn ,like she'd be milking a cow,and filling the churn with milk.
    Told by John Scanlan.
    Postman ,
    Quin, Co Clare.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Scanlan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Postman
    Address
    Quin, Co. Clare