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School: Dunshaughlin (B.)

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Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath
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Gearóid Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0687, Page 234

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    Churning 24 - 5 - 38
    Collected by Liam Carberry
    The old churns are nearly four foot high. When people are finished and have the churn empty they wash it well and if the day is hot they do not put it out until evening. On churning day some people close the door until churning is over because they do the churning alone and think it's luckiest.
    More people when churning and if some one comes in they make they give a hand because it is said they take away the luck of the butter if they go out without giving a hand.
    Some people are looked upon as very lucky for churning and more would not be let in while the people are churning because they are supposed to take away the luck of the butter.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Liam Carberry
    Gender
    Male