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School: Gort an Tuair (roll number 13467)

Location:
Gortatoor, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Áine Nic Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0141, Page 521

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  1. An Chuigeann

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    We have a churn at home. People have a lot of pisreóga about the churning of milk. Here are some of them I heard. Some people put a "burned coal" under the churn to prevent the fairies from bringing away the butter. Long ago it is said that people were killed churning and no butter would come on the milk.
    If a person comes into a house where the people are churning, they make him take a "turn" of the churn, so that he won't bring away the butter.
    When the churning is made, they put a bit of the unsalted
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Annie Munnelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gallowshill, Co. Mayo