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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   take a chip of wood off it. They are under the impression that the owner of the churn will have no butter and that she or he will have it all. There are other superstitious people and they take a live coal out of the fire and put it under the churn three times because they are afraid the fairies might take the butter.

   

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2. The Churn

   

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   We have a churn at home. It is about three feet high. It is round at the bottom and taper to about four inches from the top where they widen out. This churn is four years old

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Paddy Kelly

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mrs Kelly

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   38

   Address

   Baile an Chaisil, Co. Mhaigh Eo