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School: Naomh Muire, Droichead Átha (roll number 8052)

Location:
Drogheda, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. M. Bernard Mc Cabe
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    If a person came in while another person was churning the person entering would say "God bless all work here" and the other person would say "and you likewise." Then they would help the other person with the churning.
    If there was no cream on the milk the people would say that it was the fairier that stole it.
    Then if they were going out to the market to sell butter if they met a red haired woman on the road they would say say that they would have bad luck all that day and some of them would not go out to the town or market at all.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clare
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Millmount Square, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Clare
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Millmount Square, Co. Louth