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School: Druim an t-Seagail (roll number 1772)

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Ryehill Demesne, Co. Galway
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Máire Ní Eimhirín Seosamh P. Ó hUigín Áine Ní Uigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0083, Page 063

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    at the churning
    Chrissie Breannelly, Farravaun (14 yrs)
    7. Katie Cooke of Caherliosakill used to get sticks, and make a ring of them, and put it on top of the dash. If she didnt do that she would not have any butter. One day a neighbour named Ellie Forde did the churning for her, but as she did not put the sticks on the churn she could get no butter.
    Freda Dooley, Ryehill (13 yrs)
    8. Churning should never be done on May Day, for the fairies will steal all the butter.
    Jas. Fahy, Ryehill (12 yrs)
    9. Give away butter on May Day, and you will have no butter in your churn for the rest of the year
    Philomena Mannion (13 yrs) Ryehill
    10. Long ago the old people used to make butter in bottles if they were giving milk to their neighbours, for
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Mc Grath
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballyskeagh, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Chrissie Brannelly
    Age
    14
    Address
    Farravaun, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Delia Fahy
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Dick Molloy
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Freda Dooley
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Gerry Molloy
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Joe Fahy
    Age
    12
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Mary Fanning
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Farravaun, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Mary Treacy
    Address
    Caherlissakill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Mary Wall
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Philomena Mannion
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ryehill, Co. Galway
    Collector
    Teresa Mc Grath
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballyskeagh, Co. Galway