School: Lankill (roll number 16904)
- Location:
- Lankill, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cibhil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0137F, Page 16_012
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- About a hundred years ago the old people used to believe that when they would be churning the fairies would take away the butter. For this reason they used to put a coal uder the churn before they would begin churning. They used also believe that if a man came in when you were churning and if he did not churn for a minute he would be taking the butter.One day a woman out in Roigh was churning and a man came in. He came up to the fire and sat down without putting his hand on the churn-dash. When he went home she continued churning but the milk didn't break. After spending three hours churning there was not a sign(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Lavelle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cordarragh North, Co. Mayo
