School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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    his work. When he was coming home in the evening he went into the house again and the woman was still churning. She told him that she was churning all day since he left in the morning and that he must have the butter brought with him. "If that's the case" said the man "I will not be long churning it" He took the churn and the minute he started churning, the butter came on in heaps.
    Corrections
    interfering = interfering = fairies = fairies.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Kilcoyne
    Gender
    Female