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School: Ceathrú (Carton) (roll number 15339)

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Cartron, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 364

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    hour to churn it and it is churned by hand.
    When the dash comes up clean out of the milk the people know the butter is made and when it is churned there is water poured in to gather the small lumps into big ones. Then the butter is ready to be taken off.
    We make buttermilk gruel with some of the buttermilk we give some of it to the calves and some to the pigs and when it is real sour we bake cakes with it.
    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
    Bridie Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stuck, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Loughlin
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Stuck, Co. Leitrim