School: Baile an Churraig, Dúrlas Éile (roll number 11389)
- Location:
- Ballincurry, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Máighréad Ní Shúilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)threshing mill.
Other people killl a fowl on that day and spill the blood on the doorstep.
St. Patrick's day falls on the 17th March. It is a national holiday of Ireland. People wear a harp and shamrock on that day. Most girls wear green ribbons on their hair. St. Patrick's night is the only night during Lent a dance can be held. In every town hall where a dance is held the hall is decorated with green and golden tinsel. Everybody in Ireland send Shamrocks to their friends in all parts of the world.
- Churning was the most important business in Ireland long ago. In the olden times the Irish people used to make the butter in their own homes.
There was a wooden churn kept in every farmer's house. They made the butter in this way - the butter was made by means of a dasher, which means a round piece of board to which was fastened a round handle(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bessy Webster
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballincurry, Co. Tipperary
