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School: Carrowrile (roll number 10396)

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Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0172, Page 321

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    In olden times people used to go out on the first of May when the sun would be rising and milk their neighbours cows and they would have the good of their neighbours cows the whole year round. They would have three times the amount of butter and milk than their neighbours. After some months people used to get back the butter by putting a red iron or the handle of a loy under the churn.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid O Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Thomas O Dowd
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo