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School: Cor na Marbh (roll number 10222)

Location:
Cornamarve, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eibhlín (Ní) Irbhin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0203, Page 088

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    Butter is made once a week all the year round. The women in the house churn it. Strangers when they come in help us because a belief is held that they will bring away the butter if they do not take a brash and say "God bless the cows." It takes about an hour or three quarters of an hour to churn the milk. Churning is done by hand. The dash is moved up and down. When
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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
    Cecil Keyes
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Henry Keyes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim