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School: Creganbane (roll number 14079)

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Cregganbaun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Dáithí Mag Réill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137B, Page 05_039

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    “The butter can be brought May morning.”

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    while the churning is going on.
    It is not right to give out milk or butter on May day.
    If you wash your hands in the dew on May morning you will have butter for that year.
    If a person put Coaleens and a grain of salt under the churn when it is making it May day he will have all the butter.
    If a person washed his face in the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tommie Malley
    Gender
    Male