School: Tappa (roll number 10451)
- Location:
- Tetoppa, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: S. Ó Reachtaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0953, Page 065
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- (continued from previous page)every farmer had a donkey and had something like creels. He would fill these things with manure and when they would reach the field they had the bottom fixed that when they touched it the bottom fell our. This thing that the donkey wore was called an ass and Bardocks.
- Churning
We churn once a week at home. The churn is a round wooden churn. We use a hand-staff when churning. If a person went into a meighbour house when they were churning they would say take a brash. - On Palm Sunday when the people get the Palm Blessed they take it home and puts a piece in the byre for good luck
- Churning
When people churn for the first time they they put a piece of butter on top of the roof Then they say that they will always(continues on next page)
