School: Carrickaslane (roll number 365)
- Location:
- Carraig Shleáin, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mary Greer
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0943, Page 231
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- Yes I have got a churn at Home
It is about four feet in heigh, it is about 3 feet wide at the top, and about 3 and a half feet wide at the bottom
The sides are round.
It is about fifteen years old
The different parts churn, churn-lid, Dash, Splasher
The butter is made about twice a week.
My Mother and Father do the churning.
Some strangers help with the churn - give a dash because they believe if they did not they might take away the luck of the churn.
The churning takes about a half an hour.
The churning is done by hand.
The churn dash is done upwards and downwards
When the butter forms lumps on the lid this proves that the butter is made.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Doreen Elizabeth Whyte
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 10
- Occupation
- Farmer's daughter
- Address
- Corr an tSratha, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Informant
- Mrs T.J. Whyte
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corr an tSratha, Co. Mhuineacháin
