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School: Carrigaline (B.) (roll number 13512)

Location:
Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
John Wrin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 030

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    the butter out of the churn with her hands. The butter is washed to clean it, because particles of butter-milk remain on the the butter when it is taken out of the churn. Salt is put in the butter. The farmer keeps some of the butter for household purposes. He sells the rest of the butter.
    The butter-milk is given to the pigs and the calves.
    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
    Martin Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrigaline Middle, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Carrigaline Middle, Co. Cork