School: Cill Mháille (B.), Inis (roll number 14468)

Location:
Cill Mháille, Co. an Chláir
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Cuinneáin
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    56.
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    If you entered a house while a cow was calving you would not be left away until the cow had calved.
    If you enter a house while the churn is making you have to strike it a few blows.
    Sometimes you are kept until the churn is made.Mrs Hayes told me she was kept at Neylon's until the churn was made .
    If you go to a house for milk the people of the house put a pinch of salt in the milk before they give it to you .
    You would not get a pinch of salt in some houses on a monday.
    56.May morning.
    Some women are out early on May morning and in whatever house they they see the first smoke they can take all the butter from that house.
    Certain women can bring butter from you by going to your well for water,but if you put salt in the well they cannot bring it from you.
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    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. talmhaíocht (~2,659)
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