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School: Turloch (roll number 10286)

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Turlough, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Éamonn Ó Maolmhuaidh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0120, Page 187

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    We have a wooden dish in which to make butter which the cooper made also.
    The old people have alot of superstitions about churning. When they say that it is right to put a grain of salt in the churn lest the fairies would bring the butter, and they put a coal under the churn for the same purpose.
    When a person comes into the house it is right for him to take the dash, and give it a blow lest he would bring the butter along with him.
    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
    K. Corley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clogher, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Corley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Clogher, Co. Mayo