School: Eidhneach
- Location:
- Inagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Sr Mac Gearachaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0611, Page 142
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are two marks cut into the churn to put down the cover to prevent it from coming up and to keep down the cream.
The cream is kept in a big basin and there is a "stopaide" in the bottom of the tub to let out the whey when the cream is three or four days in Summer time and once in twelve days in the Winter.When the churn is making there is some water put into the churn when the cream is getting thick.
When the churn is made the cupán is scalded and the butter is taken out with the skimmer and put into a big and washed several times in pure(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nellie Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybeg, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Maureen Brennan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cloontysmarra, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Patrick Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybeg, Co. Clare
