School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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- (continued from previous page)it contained nothing but leaves. He brought home the crock and it remained inthe house until about ten years ago. The inside of the crock bore the mark of the gold. Wise people say that he should have taken some few coins from the crock and all would have remained good. That tree still stands on Roe's farm and is known as the money tree.
- Churning is done in all places where cows are kept.When people are churning if strangers or neighbours come in they take a dash of the churn as there is great superstition attacked to the making of butter and milk. In the townsland(continues on next page)
