School: Cluain Fhada (C.) (roll number 15558)
- Location:
- Cluain Fada, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Mrs. Flood
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- If any stranger comes in while the churning is going on he strikes at least three blows on the churn for it is said that if he did not he would bring the butter with him.
- Collector
- Bridget Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Moigh Lower, Co. Ros Comáin
- Informant
- Mrs Keane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Moigh Lower, Co. Ros Comáin
- If you gave away milk on the first of May the fairies would bring the butter from you during the year.
- They first house that there would be smoke out of in the morning and the first person that would see it, it is said could take the butter by saying, "The butter of that house to my churn."