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School: Teach Chaoin (C.) (roll number 6681)

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Tagheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Bríd, Bean Uí Áinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0096, Page 126

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    three pinches of salt on the lid. She then gave the loinithe three blows and told the people of the house to continue making the churning. So after awhile there were not able to stir the loinithe with all the butter.
    While this was going on she had a pot which contained the remainder of the cream, by the fire, stirring it, with a pot stick, and praying while doing so. Then every five minutes she would hand up a piece of butter to the woman of the house, until at last they had every dish in the house laden with butter.
    About fifteen years ago my grandfather while working in the bog found a basket of butter, and three yards of silk, but as there was no collection of "folklore" in those days all he did with his find was to give it to the fowl.
    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
    Josephine Hamroge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garravlagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mr Peter Sheridan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garravlagh, Co. Mayo