School: Lurganboyce (roll number 14224)
- Location:
- Lurganboy, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Antoine Ó Cairbre
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1088, Page 016
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exception of the chancel and a little strip of ground to the South-East which was excluded from the sale, passed into the hands of Mr Matthew Corry Ramelton
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- Collector
- Anthony Carbery
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Tradition says that long ago many people churned for several hours but no butter formed. Witches were than supposed to have taken the butter. These witches were often their immediate neighbours who through the assistance of the Devil took away the butter. It is said that the witch used to go to the house of the intended victim and ask for the loan of some butter which she would then take home and place inside the roof of her kitchen until it turned green. After that the witch was able to have all the neighbour's butter.(continues on next page)
