School: Cullahill (C.), Rathdowwney (roll number 13137)
- Location:
- An Chúlchoill, Co. Laoise
- Teacher: Mrs Baird
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- (continued from previous page)done, she places the butter on the board and makes it into pound rolls. She uses the buttermilk for cakes, and whenever we have colds, she scalds the buttermilk, and gives it to us to drink.
Strangers who come in to the house, when the churning is going on, always give a helping hand, because it is considered unlucky to let him out of the house, without helping.
Years ago, in Ireland, if people noticed their butter reduced to a very small quantity, on any particular occasion, they believed somebody had the power to take their butter. On a certain day of the year, it was believed, that if a piece of iron was put in the fire, when it would be red, it would stick to the person who stole the butter. That person then came running back with it, and in this way, the farmer's butter was restored.
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- Collector
- Nora Rhatigan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Chúlchoill, Co. Laoise
