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School: Piercetown (B.) (roll number 4990)

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Piercetown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Maitiú Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0879, Page 302

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    It takes about half an hour to form. Some people pour (in) cold water into the churn to help to gather the butter. Others gather it together with cold water. It is then put into a keeler and the milk washed out with cold water. Next it is salted, weighed, and made into pounds.
    The buttermilk left over in the churn is sold or bread is made of it. It also forms a nutritous diet for young pigs.
    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
    Peter Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Gregory Devereux
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 63
    Address
    Ballyfinoge Great, Co. Wexford