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School: The Downs (roll number 8875)

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The Downs, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Molloy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0730, Page 204

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    the lid fixed on, the handle is kept turning until the churning is made, at intervals the lid is opened to let in air. When the churning is made the butter is taken out of the milk and put into a keelar which was scrubbed previously with boiling water. It is blended with a wooden article called a trencher, then it is washed and salted and made into rolls. Then the buttermilk is taken out of the churn and put in an earthenware crock and the churn is washed with boiling water.
    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)
    2. products
      1. food products (~3,601)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Dunne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    The Downs, Co. Westmeath