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School: Ráithíní (Rehins)

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Rahans, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máirtín Ó Longáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0151, Page 172

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  1. Churning

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    On the first day of May, the old people took their churns and basins of milk to a field where a river was. Then they washed the churn with the water of the river, before they would put the milk in the churn.
    When they were ready to churn, they made the sign of the cross on the milk. Then the churning was done beside the river.
    The old people believed that if they would not do this, the fairies would take the butter off the milk for the year.
    This was the custom with all the people about seventy years ago.
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    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
    Emily Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyderg, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Callaghan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Ballyderg, Co. Mayo