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School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0411, Page 226

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    There are several old stories and sayings as regards churning in this district. Some of these are not superstitious. It is said that if the man of the house comes in during the process of butter-making that if he does not help at the work that the butter would disappear.
    Always when the man of the house comes in and if he is in a hurry he touches the churn with his hand and says "Here! for fear I might carry away the butter".
    There is an old song about churning, one line of which is "Take a turn at the churn till the butter will be made". Long ago when the butter would be made the woman of the house would give a mug of the buttermilk to any
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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
    Tom Foley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynagare, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Kate Lovett
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    82
    Address
    Lixnaw, Co. Kerry