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School: Breac-chluain (roll number 13147)

Location:
Brackloon, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Liam Ó Seachnasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0001, Page 431

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    and at times it gets a rolling motion from side to side. If the cram is slow to churn water is poured in. When the milk cracks the churning is almost made.
    Then the butter is gathered with the dash. The butter is then taken out and put into a wooden dish. The buttermilk is washed out of the butter and it is made into a roll. Some of it is made into "prints". Butter bats are used in the making of butter. Buttermilk cakes are made from buttermilk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Miss R. Carthy
    Gender
    Female