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School: Sraithín (roll number 12808)

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Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádhraic Ó Croidhean
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    When we have no milk we fill the churn with water so that it wont crack. If a person comes to our house when we are churning he churns for awhile because if he didn't churn for awhile it is said he is bringing the butter with him. It takes about half an hour to churn in summer but it takes three quarters of an hour to churn in Winter. We paint the churn every summer to keep it in good order. A drink of buttermilk is very nice after it is newly churned.
    Before we go churning we wash the churn with boiling water to clean it.
    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
    Nellie Moran
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stonehall, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Edward Kirby
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Stonehall, Co. Mayo