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School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)

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Gleann Doire, Co. Chiarraí
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Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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    making the butter, they should put their hand on the churn so that they would have luck with the butter, or any man could not carry a coal from the fire out in the garden until the churn was made.
    The churn was made of timber, they were of different sizes according to the number of cows the farmer had. There was a cover on the top of the churn to put in the cream and to take out the butter. There was a small hole on the cover to lift up and down the churn staff. In the morning early before the sun would rise they would go to the well for the water
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. gnó agus ceird (~4,680)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Lawlor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile Uí Longáin, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Frank Casey
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Baile Uí Longáin, Co. Chiarraí