School: Clochar na Trocaire, Cinn Mhara

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1. Churning (continued)

   

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   goes round in a rolling motion. After about half an hour she looks into the churn and if there are lumps in the milk it is time to start gathering the butter together. She throws an odd cup of water into the churn to wash the butter off the churn dash. When she wants to gather all the butter together she does not twist the dash around only backwards and forwards when all the butter is gathered together she puts a basin under the churn and she pulls out the little peg at the bottom of the churn and lets the milk out into the basin. She puts the butter into a basin of cold water and rinses it a few times. Then she puts it into a wooden bowl and puts salt in the

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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