School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:: Aghagower, Co. Mayo
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Churning

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There was a woman one time and she was making a churing in the morning. An old woman came in when she was churning and she didnot help her but went after been a few minutes in the house. So the woman was churning all day and could not get butter on the churning. A few days after the woman's husband went in to the house of the old woman and took a coal out of the fire and ran out with with it before the old woman could stop him. When his wife was churning again she had the butter back again.
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Topics
1. activities
  economic activities
  agriculture (~2,659)
  butter and churns (~3,280)
Language

English
Collector
Kathleen Mc Donagh
Gender

Female
Address

Mountbrown, Co. Mayo
Marriages

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People get married all times of the year except in Lent. The lucky days are Monday Tuesday and Wednesday some times the

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