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School: Corlea

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Corlea, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. Ó Mearáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 076

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1009, Page 076

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    the churning and she is sometimes helped by the other members of the house. The old custom long ago was to do the churning very early in the morning and should a stranger happen to come in during the work he should say God bless the work and take a "brash" at the churn. If they did not do this it was supposed to be unlucky. The churning takes about half-hour and it is done by hand and the dash by hand and the dash is always moved upwards and downwards. When the churning is done it is given a shaking known as a rocking to help to gather the butter. When the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Anna Duffy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52
    Address
    Northlands, Co. Cavan