School: Clonfinlough, Athlone
- Location:
- Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: E. Ní Mhionacháin
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- XML “Pishogues about Churning”
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- (continued from previous page)It is said that if any of the butter is missing, the person should put a sock in the fire while churning so that the butter cannot be stolen.
- 1 A small piece of live coal is put under the churn.
2 A pinch of salt and some Holy Water is put into the milk for churning.
3 Milk is not to be churned under a rafter but between two rafters off the roof
4 A person is not allowed to leave the house smoking a pipe where churning is going on.
5 If (churning) a person enters a house where churning is going on he is supposed to take the dash and churn a few strokes(continues on next page)- Collector
- John Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly