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School: An Clochar, Port Omna

Location:
Port Omna, Co. na Gaillimhe
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Lorcáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0057, Page 0443

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    the butter has to be left in water to harden. The chief sayings about churning are - if a red-haired woman comes in during churning and does not help she would take the butter. In olden times when people used dashes, they used to jump around it and say "come butter" "come butter" "come butter"
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Hynes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An tArdán, Co. na Gaillimhe
    Informant
    John Francis Hynes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An tArdán, Co. na Gaillimhe