School: Baile Droichid, Cathair Dún Iascaigh (roll number 10533)
- Location:
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Donnchadh Mac Craith
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- Churning
We have no churn at home, but I have seen two at my grandmother's. One which is like a barrel and the other a tall one. The barrel one is about twenty years old. It is two feet wide at top and bottom is erected on a frame and it is worked by handle. There are also three beaters inside in it, and a ventilator in one end, and a glass in the other, so that its' easy to know when the butter is made as the glass gets quite clear.
The tall one is three and a half feet high, and is wide at the bottom and narrow at the top. The sides are round. It is about 50 years old. There is only a churning staff used in this one. Butter is made twice a week in Summer and once in Winter. When the butter is being made every one in the house gives a hand with it.
It takes over an hour to make butter in the tall churn. You will easily know when it is made as(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Mac Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toureen, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr P. Mac Carthy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 38
- Address
- Toureen, Co. Tipperary
