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School: Keelagh

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 173

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    hands. They catch the dash in their hands and move it up and down but this is the hardest way of all.
    Old people have a lot of superstitions connected with churning. If a person came for the lend of anything while they would be churning they would not get it until they would be finished and if anyone went into the house while they would be churning they would have to help with it
    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
    Eileen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Pat Smith
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keelagh, Co. Cavan