School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)
- Location:
- Doire Mhór, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 06_039
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- Long ago the people used make a churning between sunset and sunrise on May Eve. They used get an ash branch and make a gad out of it and put it on the churn for fear the fairies would take the butter.
A woman who lived in this district milked another mans cow's on May Morn before the sun got up. There was a man named Tom Duffy. He brought butter and woman back to the man by certain power.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
- Gender
- Male
