School: Páirc an Chuilinn (Hollygrove) (roll number 15138)
- Location:
- Hollygrove, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádhraic Mac Gleannáin
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The buttermilk is separated from the butter and the butter is taken out with butter spades. Bread is made from the buttermilk. If a person came into the house while you were churning it is right for them to help you or they would bring the butter with them.
Long ago fairies were said to bring the butter. A person might be churning for hours and have no butter. They usually went to the priest and he gave them blessed salt to put in the churn.
There is an old saying "You should travel a mile to get a drink of fresh(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Hennigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Barnacurra, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Mrs M. Hennigan
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 90
- Address
- Barnacurra, Co. Galway