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School: Cill a' Lachtáin

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Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
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Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0327

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    about half an hour. It is worked by the hand. When the butter is taken from the churn it is washed and salted. Years ago the people used to say that other people used to steal the butter from them and then they used to put a coal of fire under the churn or put salt into it so that the butter could not be stolen. It is said that the drass of the churn is a cure for wild-fire.
    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
    Jackie Shaughnessy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Shaughnessy
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Oatfield, Co. Galway