School: Cill Cruim / Killocrim (roll number 17072)
- Location:
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Micheál Óg Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407D, Page 18_057
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- We never had a churn at home. These are the different parts of the churn, the staff and the cover. Butter was made once a week on Wednesday both winter and summer and carried to the fresh market on Thursdays. It was the woman of the house that did the churning. The churning lasted for an hour and a half. The churn was worked by hand. The churning-dash was worked by hand. The churning-dash was moved up and down by the person's hand. When the staff was getting hard to move the butter was nearly made. In the summer time cold water was poured in to keep(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eamonn Bairéad
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Thomas Barrett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Átha Chroim, Co. Chiarraí
