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School: Tunnyduff

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Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 061

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    There is a story of a woman who could take the butter off milk. One May morning early she was out with a long rope knocking the dew off the grass. Every time she would swing the rope around her she would say “All to me. A neighbour happened to be going past and when heard her saying the words he said: “half to me”. When the man said these words her charm was broken for taking butter for the year.
    Pupil:-Same as before
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. belief (~391)
        1. folk belief (~2,535)
    2. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    3. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brian Brady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Three Carvaghs, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Michael Jackson
    Gender
    Male