School: Dromard (Clochar na Trócaire) (roll number 14041)

Location:
Dromard, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
An tSr. Maighréad
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 019

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0169, Page 019

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  3. XML “May Day”
  4. XML “Churning”

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    churning. He asked her for a drink of milk and she would not give it to him. He went away and he had to cross a stream. When he came to the stream. When he came to the stream he took out his handkerchief and the butter was on it. He washed the butter in the stream and sold it at the market and got a good price for it.
    The people would not clean out the stables because they believed that they would throw out the luck. They would not give out any money because they thought that they would be giving out money the whole year.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
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