School: Lacken
- Location:
- Lackanduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Colreavy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0977, Page 224
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- In all farmers houses in this district churnings are made especially in the Summer. Long ago as there were no creameries the people had much more churnings than nowadays. They made large firkins of butter, and sold them at large prices. People who came in while the churning was going on were supposed to help otherwise the people would accuse them of taking the butter from the churn as many of the ancient people believed in those old witch-crafts. They believed that some people were all to turn themselves into hares and had old charms which enabled (to) them to take the butter from the milk.
- Collector
- Maggie Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Corracarrow, Co. Cavan
