School: Baile an Daingin (C.) (roll number 4828)
- Location:
- Ballindine, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire de Staic
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- Churning
1
When the people used make a churning long ago they used always put a coal under the churn and shake a grain of salt over it as they say that (that) would keep the butter. If any stranger came into the house he should strike a blow on it so that he would not bring the butter . When the churning would be made the head of the house would always get a mug of butter first.
- Collector
- Kathleen Fahey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Fahey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- II
If a person found it hard
to make a churning she
used get a horse-show and(continues on next page)
