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    stream from which the neighbours brought water with a churn of milk. Then she made the churn in the stream. She put some water into the churn also. Then she had the butter of the cows belonging to the people who brought water out of the stream.
    May morning a woman pulled a sheet after her through the fields of her neighbours. Then she had the the milk of the cows of the villages.
    Milk was not given away on May day. Because the person who gives away milk on that day butter will not come on the milk from that day.
    New Year's Day
    If a person spends money on New
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Charles Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    James Mc Hale
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Martin Healy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moyny, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Kearney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Tighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Peter Doherty
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Tighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cabintown, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Peter Doherty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Sam Burke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Munnelly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Muingrevagh, Co. Mayo