School: Lankill (roll number 16904)

Location:
Lankill, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 09_012

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  1. The old people say if a person came into a house while they were churning if he did not go churning that he would steal the butter or if a man came in to light his pipe the woman of the house would not let him out till he would have smoked because he would steal the butter.
    About a hundred years ago a man came in to a house visiting and they were churning in the house. Before he went out he lit his pipe and went out smoking. The woman did not see him till he was gone out. She stood churning for four hours and no butter came on it. The woman of the house said it was that man who stole the butter, and she would not let him into the house after that.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Lavelle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo