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School: Muine Mór (roll number 13456)

Location:
Meenymore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Liam Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0195, Page 395

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    When the day comes for the milk to be churned the churn is put under the middle of the pole of the machine and the cream is shimmed into the churn and the churn dash is put into the cgurn and put through a hole in the pole of the machine and is fastened there with a bolt. Next the lid is put on the churn and the dabbler. Whoever is going to churn catches the handles one in each hand and pulls them up and down. When the milk is cold there comes eys on it and they put warm water in it after the milk is half an hour a churning it breaks and the butter begins to come on it. When it is an hour a churning, the butter and milk that is on the churn and it gets another few brashes called the gathering brash.
    By.
    Bridgid Ms Partlin
    Meenymore, N.S.
    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
    Brigid Mc Partlin
    Gender
    Female