School: Cúl Umha (Cailíní)

Location:
Cooloo, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Mhurchú
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  1. There are many churns being used now. The most ancient of them is the dash churn. It was always used by the old people. Its' measurement is three feet in length and one and a half feet in (breth) breadth. It is made by the carpenter. It holds about five gallons of buttermilk. There are many things belonging to it such as the dash, the lid, the batters, and the dish, and jogler. The dash is used for churning the butter-milk up and down. The jogler is that which keeps the cream from coming up with the dash. The batters are used to make the butter into rolls, and the dish is used for putting the butter into when made.
    I heard a story from an old man in my district about a poor woman whose butter was stolen from her for seven years. She used to churn every week and did not get a bit of butter. One day she was churning and a woman came in and she told the woman
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máigréad Ní Ríaín
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Trasternagh South, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Brigid Ryan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    47
    Address
    Trasternagh South, Co. Galway