School: Alt an Chuilinn
- Location:
- Altachullion, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Brigid Martin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 028
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- Beliefs concerning Butter and churning.In this district one very often hears of "butter being taken" which meant that when a person had the milk ready to churn and a long time had been spent churning that no butter came on the milk.Several people were supposed to have the power of "bringing the butter". That meant that these persons when they churned had all the butter of the countryside in their churn.This power could be acquired only on the 1st of May or May-day.Stories concerning the above:-
A man named Mick McGoldrick, Altachullin was on his way to Bawnboy Fair very early one May morning. As he was passing a certain house he saw(continues on next page)
