School: Cormeen (roll number 16132)
- Location:
- Cormeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian T. Ó Dubhláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 359
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- (continued from previous page)when they were churning they put a fire under the churn in the name of the devil, and they had the butter back again. When they had all this done they tied a red cloth in the byre in order that the butter wouldn't be taken again. This was all done by two men.
- We have an old time churn at home. We bought it as a second hand one twenty years ago. It is very hard to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joe Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Meath
- Informant
- James Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Meath
