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School: Curraghmore (roll number 12714)

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Curraghmore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Mc Donagh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 122

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    takes a half an hour. The churning is done by hand. The dash is moved up wards and downwards only.
    The butter is made when it comes to the top of the churn. Water is poured in during the process to cool the milk and to gather the butter.
    The butter is lifted from the churn with the butter cup and put into the keeler then water is poured on its the butter to wash the milk off it then the butter is mak made,
    The buttermilk is used for making bread.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English