School: Gráig (2) (roll number 3402)

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   strangers come in while churning it is not considered lucky to let them out without helping.
   It takes about half an hour to make a churning. The work is done with hand. The churn dash is moved up and down. When the little glass is clear, on the of churn, the churning is made. Warm water is poured into the churn when the milk is too cold, and cold water is poured in when the milk is too warm.
   The butter is lifted out of the churn with a wooden saucer. Then it is put into a butter keeler where it is washed and lastly salted. The butter milk is used for baking bread. Long ago people used to take their neighbours butter by witchcraft. The old proverb is "Slow churning makes bad butter".

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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

   Martha Dalton

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Clonmeen South, Co. Laois

   Informant

   David Dalton

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonmeen South, Co. Laois