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School: Mountbellew (roll number 12352)

Location:
Mountbellew, Co. Galway
Teacher:
William Hans
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0046, Page 0320

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    are churning when any neighbour comes in to the house it is the custom to give a helping hand, but if they are churning on May day the person would'nt be let go near the churn for fear he might take any of the butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. May (~639)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Hans
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Mountbellew, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Lally
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupations
    Farmer
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Rahins, Co. Galway