School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   the bottom and it is about twelve inches.
   When she has to make butter she puts the milk into basins and leaves it there for about two days until there is cream gathered on the top of the milk and then she skims the cream off the top of it. She gives the skimmed milk to the calves and sometimes she makes bread with it. She then puts the cream into a big crock and she leaves it there until it gets sour.
   Then when churning day comes she gets the churn and washes it well with boiling water and rinses it with cold water. She puts the cream in then and begins the churning. The churn dash

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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

   Peggie Regan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kinvarra, Co. Galway

   Informant

   Mrs Duane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Doorus Demesne, Co. Galway