School: Carnadough (B.), Newtowncashel

Location:
Cornadowagh, Co. Longford
Teacher:
P. Eustace
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    they would get no butter at all. At last the cow would give no butter or milk, and the farmer made up his mind to kill her for her meat. The day for killing soon arrived. The butcher was there with his axe. But when the butcher was ready to kill, a soft voice on a hill top was heard, and when the people looked they saw a fairy standing near and said "Arise and come home with me" And the white cow rose up in the air and could be seen no more. In her place a black cow stood, and was as good for her milk and butter as the white cow, and she was the first black cow ever seen in Ireland. In this time, new churns were made, and there were many kinds of churns, as a hand churn, swing churn, and a dash churn and many other. The tools of a churn are dash, lid, joggler and the butter dish.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Séamus Ó Loingsigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cashel, Co. Longford