School: Calry (roll number 10473)

Location:
Colgagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Róisín Mhig Ualghairg
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    unlucky. If the cow kicked the bucket and the milk got spilled they said that the "good people" wanted it.
    There was a market for butter in Sligo about twenty five years ago. The butter was made into firkins and sold in Sligo The inspector marked the butter bad, good, or excellent. They very good quality earned a "superfine". They were paid according to quality.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kate Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Tom Mitchell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55