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School: Damastown (roll number 12327)

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Damastown, Co. Dublin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0787, Page 271

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    in the butter and mixed through it. The water is clapped out and the butter is put up in rolls and it is printed.
    It is said that if a man goes out of the house smoking a pipe while the churning is going on the butter will not come on the milk.
    The butter milk is used up by the family and it is often given to calves. It is splendid for making bread.
    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
    Maura Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Naptown, Co. Dublin