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School: Achadh Fobhair (roll number 13853)

Location:
Aghagower, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Hannah T. Kevilla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0088E, Page 14_017

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  1. Churning

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    There was a woman one time and she was making a churing in the morning. An old woman came in when she was churning and she didnot help her but went after been a few minutes in the house. So the woman was churning all day and could not get butter on the churning. A few days after the woman's husband went in to the house of the old woman and took a coal out of the fire and ran out with with it before the old woman could stop him. When his wife was churning again she had the butter back again.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountbrown, Co. Mayo

  2. Marriages

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    People get married all times of the year except in Lent. The lucky days are Monday Tuesday and Wednesday some times the
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