School: Eslin (roll number 10026)
- Location:
- Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 378
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- We have a churn at home. It is two and a half feet in height. It is about two feet in wigth at bottom and top. The sides are round. It is ten years old.The various parts of a churn are the churn itself, the dash, the dappler and the lid. There are no marks on the bottom or the sides of the churn.Butter is made three times a week in summer and once a week in Winter and often never. The woman of the house does the churning and if a stranger or visitor comes in they help at the churning and if not the people of the house would be angry for the butter might be stolen.The 1st May and the 1st January and Good Friday are unlucky days for giving away new milk. The people believe if they give milk away on these days something happens the cattle in a short time.The people before they let milk out of the house at night they put a grain of salt on the milk afraid the good luck of the house would go on it. The cream of the milk(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Margaret K. Wynne
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drumraghool South, Co. Leitrim
