School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 01_032
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- There is a stream in County Galway near Castlerea called "Sweet Milis". In the times gone by there used to be a cow around that stream and she used to give milk to everyone of the neighbours no matter what time of the day and all the year round.
The cow used to fill any vessel the people would milk her in. One day a witch came and told the people she would milk the cow in a vessel that she would not fill.
The witch was jealous of the people getting so much milk from the cow and she brought a vessel that the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knappagh Beg, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Nolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bunnyconnellan, Co. Mayo
