School: Doire Clathach (Derryclough), Drom Dhá Liag (roll number 11931)
- Location:
- Derryclogh Lower, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Éamonn Mac Firbisigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 215
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- When there were no markets long ago the butter was bought and put into Firkins. These firkins were made of the best oak and in very district there was a man or maybe two of the same family who bought all the butter, salted it, put it into firkins and took it to Cork to the Butter Exchange.
About every three months they used take the butter there and at that time some of the buyers were good hands at "Slashing" the Butter. This was how the Slashing as it was called was done Mr O Driscoll told me.
First of all a big pot of water would be boiled. Then the butter would be spread out on a big table made for the purpose and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Mac Firbisig
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Dómhnall Ó Drisceóil
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lahanaght, Co. Cork
