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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0878, Page 094

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    There are many customs in Ballymore.
    One I know is that on a churn day, the woman always sticks a piece of butter on the dairy wall until the next churn day. Then she takes off the old bit and puts on a fresh piece. This is supposed to keep the fairies from taking the butter.
    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)
    Language
    English