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1. Lone Bush

   

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   I don't believe in ghosts or fairies or nonsense of that kind. Yes, I cut the "lone bush" that was in the way when we were making up the new road through Mullaghgarve. No, I was none the worse for doing it. Yes, I heard that Pee Dolan cut one of these bushes, and that he took ill in a couple of days afterwards and never got out of that sickness till death swept him.

   

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2. Churns

   

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   Churn-dash) Handle ) 32" to 36" ) Diagram of Churn ) Iron hoops ) I never saw any make of churn in the country houses around here except the dash churn. I never heard tell of any older kind either. Some of them may be small and some are big. A man like Hugh McGovern who has ten or twelve cows will have a big churn while I have a smaller one

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joseph Conifry

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Informant

   Peter Mc Loughlin

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Mullaghgarve, Co. Leitrim