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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Ballindoo or Doocastle, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 296

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    her and milk twelve streams of milk form each cow into it and for every three streams say "In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost Amen".
    This must be done with each cow the woman wishes to take the butter from.
    Then before she starts her own churning she must dip a writing-pen into the bottle of milk and let three drops fall from it into the churn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nan Quigley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Quarryfield, Co. Sligo