School: Fota Island, Belvelly, Cóbh (roll number 11646)
- Location:
- Fóite, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Coileáin
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- Jack Mac Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Fóite, Co. Chorcaí
- No.2
This farmer who had seven cows could never make butter while his neighbour with three cows had plenty of it. His wife (the former's) went to the priest but he could not do anything. But, on thinking he enquired of her did the woman of the three cows ever come to her house for salt. She replied that she came regularly. He told her to refuse the salt henceforth, because it was she who took the butter. Next time that the small farmer's wife came for salt she was refused. From that out the farmer first mentioned had plenty of butter.
