School: Clochar na Trócaire, An Uaimh

Location:
Navan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
An tSiúr Concepta
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    dash out of the churn it was full of butter. The women told the priest and he announced off the alter that anyone missing butter to come to him and he restored it to them. It is the firm belief of all the people in our district that people take the shape of a hare and come to this dairy by night and steal their butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rosie Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumsawry or Summerbank, Co. Meath