School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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- (continued from previous page)was a good deal of butter off it afterwards.
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“People names Fox, Tooman were losing the butter and had suspected...”
People names Fox, Tooman were losing the butter and had suspected a neighbouring woman. They were told to get a piece of her clothing, and a workman Billy Molloy was sent to do so. He secured a piece of her shawl. Next time they churned this was burned, and they were told the woman would come but not to let her in. She came but was not admitted. The horse working the machine could not pull on account of all the butter in the churn.