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School: Tomghéis (roll number 9239/9277)

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Tumgesh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
M. Ó Casaide
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    Butter Making - A story
    Superstition
    There was once a woman on the border of our village, who was supposed to be on the pastures on a May morning before the sun got up and before any smoke came out of any of the chimneys, to pick a certain herb and to skim the well where people went for water to make their butter. It was said that she sold a great amount of butter each week, from one cow and some people said that she used to say " the butter of the village for me"
    Rose A Henegan.
    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
    Rose A. Henegan
    Gender
    Female