School: Clochar na Trócaire, Meathas Truim (roll number 13313)
- Location:
- Edgeworthstown, Co. Longford
- Teacher: An tSiúr Bernard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0770, Page 493
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- (continued from previous page)as the horse moved outside the dash moved up and down. The churn is gone now but the machinery is in good repair.
Long ago it was a custom to put fire under the churn when churning to keep away witches as it was thought they used to take away the butter.
- There are a number of lone bushes growing through the country. It is very unlucky to cut those bushes. On one occasion a man cut down one of those lone bushes and a number of butterflies came out and stuck on the mans face, and hands. He could not get(continues on next page)
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