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School: Hewetson, Clane (roll number 13902)

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Millicent North, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Sean Crawford
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0774, Page 053

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  1. An Old Churning Custom

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    When churning is in progress in Staplestown & a person with red hair comes in, the person that is churning gets him to turn the churn 3 times before leaving or he would bring the butter with him. A man lighting his pipe & going out smoking has the same affect. Some people only churn at night to avoid this.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Manders
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Staplestown, Co. Kildare