School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)
- Location:
- Lickerrig, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0058
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- People put a coal under the churn before they go churning so that they would have plenty butterPeople close the cabin doors on May Day so that the cows would not lose their milk. People say it is not right to give away milk without putting water in it. Every person in the house should help at the churning or if a person came in he should also give a hand at it if they did not they would have no butter. Milk is not given away on May Day People did not yoke horses on Whit Monday long ago People consider it unlucky to throw out ashes on a Monday(continues on next page)
