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Brockagh Lower, Co. Leitrim
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T. Ó Chioráin S. Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0198, Page 459

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    The churn is the shape of a barrel. First of all you clean the churn well. Then you put your ripened milk into it and put the churn dash into the churn. Then you put the lid on it and put the thermomometer into it to test the milk. When you are a quarter of an hour churning you put hot water into it to make it churn faster. When it is nearly churned you put cold water into it to gather the butter in small lumps. Then you take off the lid and rince it down with water and then take off the butter. Then you wash the butter with water. Then you put the salt on it and mix it with spades. Then you make the butter into firkins and it is ready for eating. The butter milk is used for baking and it is very good for calves.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kevin Keany
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Sranagross, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Maggie Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sranagross, Co. Leitrim