School: Árd Aoibhinn

Location:
Ardeevin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Máire Úna Ní Chonfhaola
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0018, Page 177

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  1. The people say if a person comes in when you are making a churning and not to make it a while he will bring the butter with him. If you were a long time making a churning and no butter to come on the milk go out and bring in buachala a tige or a cow's track and leave it on the lid of the churn that will bring the butter back again. It is not right for a man to go out smoking when a person in making a churning because he will bring the butter with him.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mary Mullin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Cloonminda, Co. Galway