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School: Cnoc Breac

Location:
New Inn, Co. Galway
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoldúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0045, Page 0283

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    place in our churn for putting in the water. There is a hole in our churn in the side of it for letting out the buttermilk.
    If any strangers come into the house when the churning would be going they would take a churn because the old people say it would be unlucky to go out without taking a churn. It takes about a quarter of an hour to churn in Summer and half an hour in Winter. When churning some people would put a coal under the churn to bring good luck to the butter. Salt is also threw on the lid to keep away bad luck.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Donohoe
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    New Inn, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Thomas Melody
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Address
    Corrabaun, Co. Galway