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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 12_036

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    fairies would not take the butter. The people believe that the fairies are out on May Eve, so they put an ash round the churn so that the fairies can not bring the butter for the year. If anyone milks another person's cow before the sun rises on May morn they will have that person's butter for the year. There was a woman in this district who milked her son's cows before sunrise on May Day. She kept the milk and churned it. The
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí C. Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tadhg Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tawnyslinnaun, Co. Mayo