School: Críoch (roll number 13919)
- Location:
- Creagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam Ó Neachtain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0084, Page 123
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- (continued from previous page)the temperature which should be ab out 60 degrees, lower in summer than winter.First the butter should be washed in luke-warm water. This should be done twice. Salt is added about half an ounce to the lb(pound) of butter. The butter is then made into little blocks.The butter-milk is used for making bread.
- Lucky daysPeople say that Friday is the luckiest. Wednesday is said to be a day for a cure. All people go ploughing on a Friday and also when they are changing into a new house. Friday is the lucky day. Whit week is known to be the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Annie Cogavin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Suckfield, Co. Roscommon
