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School: Bunninadden

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Bunnanaddan, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
John J. Rochford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0246

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    There are many local saying and stones connected with churning and butter making. Some people believe that if the owner of the well will have no butter for the year. A person would not be allowed to take a lighted coal out of the live on may day because it is believed that the party from whom it is taken would not have any butter for the year. It was once believed that witches used to go about on may morning and that they used to steal the butter. It is said that they used to go to a graveyard and lift a dead corpse and cut a hand of it. It is said is was with the hand they used to put the hand into the churn and lift the butter with it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Frank Anderson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bunnanaddan, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr James Anderson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bunnanaddan, Co. Sligo