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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 439

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    twenty minutes to make the churning and it is done by hand. The churn dash is always moved upwards and downwards and sometimes it is given a rolling motion from side to side when it is finished to bring the butter to the top. The butter is made when there is a little butter under the cup. Sometimes water is poured in to bring on the butter. The butter is taken out of the churn with the cup and put into a wooden dish and then it is mixed with two wooden spades and it is made into one big roll and there is also salt mixed with it. There are some old stories
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tom Mulkeen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonacurry, Co. Mayo