School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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- (continued from previous page)kitchen. He said, "I thought I saw you milking." She replied that she had to do it yet. He there and then went back to the byre, and when he went in he noticed this cow very excited. He put his hand on her to "pet" her, and as he did so he noticed she was covered with perspiration. That night her milk yield was short, and every night after, it became less and less. Finally we decided to sell her at the next fair in Drumshambo. We brought her to the fair, and sold her, and the next day I took an awful pain in my eye. It became worse day by day. At last I went to the Doctor to see could he do anything for me. He examined it, and he said there was nothing wrong with it, that he could see. He put some ointment in it, and gave me some to use, telling me to come back to him that day week. If anything it got worse after my visit to the Doctor. I went back to him again, and after further examination(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- John Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 82
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Derreen (Johnston), Co. Leitrim
