School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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- XML “Churning”
- XML “The Care of the Feet”
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- Before churning the milk is put into a crock till the milk turns into cream. When the cream is thick you pour a kettel of boiling water into the churn.
- Collector
- Sean Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Main Street, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 46
- Address
- Main Street, Co. Cavan
- There was an old, woman, who lived in Fairtown, who never wore boots or shoes. Her name was Catherine Smith. She was over 90 years of age. She never used to wear boots or shoes in Winter or Summer, and she used to go to Mass in her barefeet.