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School: Drummullan (roll number 13829)

Location:
Drummullin, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Séamus Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0249, Page 288

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    “Once there lived a woman in Carrowkeel named Biddy Elwood in the parish of Creeve in the Co Roscommon who had a lot of butter...”

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    her to throw it into the churn the next time that she would be churning. She did as she was bid and after that she had plenty of butter.
    People will not give away milk on May day because they are afraid that the cows will go dry and give them no more milk for the year.
    People will not clean out the cowhouse on May day because they are afraid that they would throw away the luck of the cows for the year.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Gormley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Commeen, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    James Gormley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82
    Address
    Commeen, Co. Roscommon