School: Cill Srianáin (Jamestown) (roll number 1024)
- Location:
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Ghormáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0210, Page 360
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Churning
“It is said that whoever brings the first can of water from the well ...”
It is said that whoever brings the first can of water from the well, in the morning, will have as much butter and all the neighbours together.
When some people milk, they dip the thumb in the froth and make the Sign of the Cross on the Cow's hip.
Churning
“There once was a woman who had two cows but she was not satisfied with the 'return' of the butter...”
There was once a woman who had two cows but she was not satisfied with the 'return' of butter she got off the milk.
She went out one day to her neighbours manure-heap bringing(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Gorman
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mary Conneely
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Jamestown, Co. Leitrim