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   “When people are churning it anyone come into the dairy that they should take a hand at the churn...”

   

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   wife would redden the coulter of the plough and place it under the churn and then the churn would be allright.

   

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2. She gees or whirlwinds are very plentiful down in Bannow. They are always called She-gees by the local people.

   

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   She gees or whirlwinds are very plentiful down in Bannow. They are always called she-gees by the boat people. A big one came one day and took away a pair of socks that was on a hedge and they were seen going away in the air. They firmly believe in Bannow that the fairies have something to do with the whirlwinds and when telling a person of them they speak in a very low tone, as if they were afraid that the good people would hear them. They also say that it isn't lucky at all to be in the way of a whirlwind for it might take you

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   • Bridget Francis