School: Sriantaigh (roll number 8015)

Location:
Sreenty, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Aodha Bhuí
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    to keep the milk warm.
    The usual way that the people know the churning is done, is when the dash is clean. When the churning is done it is shook to gather the butter.
    On May day the people hang horse-shoes on the churn for luck. There are different parts on the churn namely, the churn, the lid and the dash. When people come into the house while churning they usually take a brash. If not they say there would be no butter on the churn.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patsy Finnegan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coraghy, Co. Monaghan