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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 178

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    We have a churn at home. It is about three and a half feet high. The sides are round and they taper to about one foot of the top. There they widen out again. The following are the parts, the dash, the lid, and the float.
    Butter is generally made twice a week in summer and once a week in winter. The women of the house generally makes the churning.
    If a stanger comes in during the churning operations he helps, lest he brings the butter with him. The churning is worked by the hand. When butter is made it comes to the top of the milk. Cold water is poured into the churn during the winter to bring the milk to a certain tempeture. The churning takes about half an hour, when properly done.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Leonard
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Kilroy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo