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School: Lurga (roll number 12574)

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Lurga, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraig Ó Fogartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0047, Page 0355

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  1. Churning

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    In this district churns are very common. There are a great many different kinds of churns. There are also a great many superstitions attached to churning. The people in the district say that if a person came in while the churning was going on, it would not be right to go out again without twisting the churn. They say that he would take the butter with him. If a person came in to light his pipe while the churning was going on, the woman of the house would make him sit down until the churning was finished then when the butter was made she would allow him to light his pipe.
    Long ago people would not churn unless they had a red coal to put under the churn. Some people say that the coal
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Earley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curtaun, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Moylan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Curtaun, Co. Galway