School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 180

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  1. There was more superstition dealing with butter-making than with any other domestic work in the olden days. May-morning was the most usual time for performing witch-craft on this work. Wicked neighbours particularly women often cursed their neighbours dairy produce.
    The junction of three rivers or streams was a favourite and successful place by those witches for performing their spells. The following is a true story of such an incident which occurred in this district some years ago.
    On one May morning
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Donal Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mountmusic, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Dan Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Mountmusic, Co. Cork