School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)
- Location:
- Cloonfad, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs. Flood
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- In Ireland the people would not allow any one to bring fire out of the house while the churning was being made because it is not lucky.
When the churning was made the people put the cross of Christ on it.- Collector
- Ellen Mc Guire
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykilleen, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mr Michael Mc Guire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Ballykilleen, Co. Mayo
- Before we start to make the churning we put a coal under it because long ago witches used to come into the house and steal away the butter and when the coal was under it they would not come near it.
The people would not throw out anything while the churning(continues on next page)- Collector
- Kathleen Fahey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Levallyroe, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs Fahey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Levallyroe, Co. Mayo