School: Carrickerry, Árd-achadh (roll number 11281)
- Location:
- Carrigkerry, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Caitlín, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0487, Page 471
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- After a cow calves her milk is called beastings The third milk is boiled. This separates into curds and whey. Salt is mixed with the curds but the whey is put through the calves milk. The curds used to be taken to the neighbour's houses who in return gave an egg and a fist of salt.
Salt is also shaken on a new-born calk and he is put to the mother's head who licks her all over.
Pancakes are also made with the third milk of a newly calved cow.
Also a blessed candle is lighted, and the hair of the cow's udder is singed with itThis and the following customs have been practised locally from time immemorial so my grand-mother tells me and she was almost 100 years.
- Collector
- Ellie Windle
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glensharrold, Co. Limerick
