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School: Kilkerrin, Leaba Síoda

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Kilkerin, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Seán Mac Aindréis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0603, Page 565

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    The butter is then washed. One time a woman lent her churn staff and she could not make anymore butter herself until the priest of that parish said a mass in the house. Many other people could take your butter by witchcraft it is said.
    If a person was churning and no butter was forming the churn would be full of froth and the people would think the fairies would be taking the butter or either a bad neighbour.
    If a person came in for a tincan of butter- milk a pinch of salt is always thrown into the milk. On May Eve the people always go to the well and cover it with a harrow because the fairies might take the water and if they took the water they would also take the butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bessie O' Connell
    Gender
    Female