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School: Ráth Maoláin (roll number 16131)

Location:
Rathmullen, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Laoise Ní Ruairc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0603

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    The man and the woman churned for half the day and never got a bit of butter on the churn.
    Long ago people used to go to the graveyards and cut the hands of the corpses and bring it home, and when they would have it churned they'd put the hand in to the churn and say "Gather, Gather, Gather, and they would have half a churn of butter.
    Butter milk is usually kept for making bread.
    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
    Gráinne Ní Maoláin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Emlagh, Co. Sligo