School: Granagh (C.), Brúgh Ríogh (roll number 9928)

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   of that cow would have been taken by the woman through the piseóg.

   Strangers coming in to the house during churning hours were regarded with suspicion, they were often asked to take a turn at twisting the churn. This was supposed to break the spell if any bad intentions were meant.

   Some people were suspected of having "The Evil Eye. If these came in during churning time it then happened that butter could not be made. No matter how long the churn was being twisted the cream would not break.

   People then suffered heavy losses in this way it is said.

   When butter was made, washed, salted, coloured etc it was put into firkins.

   The cooper who made the firkin's was a busy and important man in those days.

   The butter from these parts was usually sold in Cork - in olden times.

   It is told that a neighbouring man walked from Liskennett to Cork once to look for a market for his butter, a distance of over 50 miles.

   He left his home at day-break in the

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
         1. folk belief (~2,535)
   2. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Richard O' Regan

   Gender

   Male