School: Na Frasa (roll number 16375)
- Location:
- Frosses, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Mac Robhartaigh
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- In olden times the people thought the fairies had power over the cows. When a cow was after calving a little bit of a blessed candle was tied to her tail. They thought that this prevented the fairies from stealing the butter.
When a cow was let out for the first time after calving a fire was lighted in the byre door. The cow was made to walk over this fire. The people thought that this prevented the fairies from interfereing with the cow.
Before churning the people put a pinch of salt on the lid of the churn and they make the sign of the cross on the churn. They thing that this prevents the fairies from stealing the butter.
In this parish, it is the custom for a person to go in to his neighbours house for a can of butter-milk. Before letting the butter-milk out of the house the woman(continues on next page)- Informant
- Mrs Ellen Breslin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Ballybrollaghan, Co. Donegal