School: Lacken and Leny (roll number 3244)

Location:
Lackan, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S, Mac Shamhráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 145

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 145

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    land. When he would go to milk them they would be dead. He used to tell the people of the place but they would not believe him. his wife used to go and buy butter from some of the neighbours, but she could not keep butter because something used to take it. She died at the age of seventy six years. They lived in a little house the ruins which are to be seen yet. The people say that if cows were put in the field they would die.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
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