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School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)

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Kilmessan, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 164

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    mixed through the butter to make it sweet. Then the butter is clapped with two clappers and made into pound weights. The buttermilk that is left in the churn is given to calves, pigs and hens. The people say that if anyone comes into the place where a person is churning and if he does not give a hand to churn that he would bring the butter with him.
    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
    Niall Collier
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Collier
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Arlonstown, Co. Meath