School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)
- Location:
- Wexford, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 076
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- There was a house down in Carne where a lot of cows were kept, and a lot of butter was made. The occupants were very prosperous with their cows and they supplied a lot of poor people with milk, as they were very good even though rich. They used to keep their cream in crocks all around the dairy on a big flag floor.
The time had come to churn the cream, so they put the horse to the churn, as they used to churn with a horse that time; by driving the horse around in a ring in the yard. They churned for half a day and could get no butter, so weary and annoyed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Sinnott
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drinagh North, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs Morris
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 62
- Address
- Drinagh North, Co. Wexford
