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School: Duxtown, Rathkeale (roll number 15943)

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Duckstown, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Agnes O' Grady
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  1. A Tale of Butter-Making

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    A woman named Mrs Quaid lived in Burke's holl house. One day as she was churning she could not bring the butter. She got "coulter" of a plough and reddened the iron she put it under the churn then she got three sods of burning turf and put them under the churn. She then knelt and prayed holding her scapulars and prayed. When she got up from her knees she found the butter was made.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Dowling
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilcolman East, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    John O' Connor
    Gender
    Male