School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)
- Location:
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Mícheál de Búrca
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- The old "Dash" churn is still used in remote parts but laterly some new churns are being used. The old way of churning was really very laborious, particularly before people learned that cream must be at a certain temperature before it "Churns." There were no thermometers in the old days and it was a matter of guess work and hard work. It was quite a usual thing to see three or four or more persons taking "A turn at the churn" and if it proved slow there were grave doubts that some evil person had charmed the butter away.
The sign of the cross was invariably made to begin with and some put burnt turf coals under the churn as fairies don't like these things
Anyone who would smoke during(continues on next page)- Collector
- Dan Lenihan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Polke
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballinglen, Co. Mayo