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   he could not churn. Next morning he got up at four o clock and watched the cows. Suddenly he saw a hare running to the cows and standing up on his hind legs and drinking the cows. So then he saw who was taking the milk on him. This happened in the milking field at Harlins Cross.

   

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2. Churning

   

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   If strangers come in while we are churning they say give me a dash. We don't know why they ask for the dash. The way we know when the butter is done is, there comes bubbles on the milk. We put luke warm water on it when we begin to churn, and towards the end we put cold water on it. My mother lifts the butter out of the churn with a strainer.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Carolan

   Gender

   Male

   Informant

   Mr James Carolan

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   c. 57

   Address

   Clontail, Co. Meath