School: Bunlahy, Granard
- Location:
- Bunlahy, Co. Longford
- Teachers: Mrs Brady Cáit Bean Uí Bhrádaigh
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“There was another person in Sonnagh, Parish of Colmcille and she had the neighbors robbed.”
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Getting Back Butter There was a woman in Aughacillmon (Colmcille) who was believed to take butter. A family named Treacy were destroyed with her. In the end they went to the priest 'Have ye any one suspected?' says the priest. We have indeed, Father says the woman. Well, says the priest the only thing you can do is to milk that person's cows, it doesn't matter if ye only got a [?], and put it through your own milk and you'll get your butter back. The Teacys waited up at night(continues on next page)