School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0395

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  1. The churn we have at home is a barrel churn. There are many different parts in it. Inside is the (han) dash and outside is the handle and the lid. The parts for the butter are the butter cup the butter dish and two clappers.
    Long ago, the people had a lot of strange customs when they would be making a churning. They had a superstition that when that when they would be making a churning they would put a small coal under the churn in case that anyone would bring the butter.
    They had another superstition to shake a grain of salt on the churn before they would put the milk into the churn in case anyone would come in and bring the butter with them
    They had another superstition that if a man would come in to light his pipe while they would be making a churning they would not let him
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Donelan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Blake
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    57
    Address
    Liskeevy, Co. Galway