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School: Coolfancy, Tinahely

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Coolafancy, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Dll. Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0922, Page 007

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0922, Page 007

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    Churning
    butter is washed in the churn. Spring water is poured in on the butter until it comes out clear.
    The butter is them taken out of the churn and any trace of buttermilk that may left in it is pressed out with the spades. Salt is then put in it. It is them made into prints or rolls.
    To restore the profit the coulter of a plough was placed under the churn and the person who had taken the profit was sure to come in. The people of the house would make that person churn for a while.
    Máirín Deegan, Milland, Tinahely
    Account from her mother
    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
    Máirín Deegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mill Land, Co. Wicklow