School: Lough Arrow
- Location:
- Lough Arrow, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0182, Page 139
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- In nearly all the houses there are some churns. Those of the old make are generally in every house. There is a churn in my fathers house it is nearly as high as a barrel and it is as wide as a barrel too and the sides are round.
The different parts of the churn are the dash, the lid, and the dabbler.
There is a hole in the middle of the lid to let the dash up and down in the churn.
The dabbler is used to prevent the milk from splashing out.
It is the shape of the saucer and as wide as a saucer also.
There is a hole in the bottom of it to let the dash upwards and downwards in the churn.
Churning is done twice a week in the summer and once a week in the winter.
The man usually does the churning.
When a man comes into the house while the people are churning he always takes a "dreas" at the work.
The churning is done by hand and the dash is pulled up and down in the churn.
The people know when the churning is made when the dash is clean or when there is no butter on it.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Harte
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Mr Patrick Harte
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Carrigeenblike, Co. Sligo
