School: Doohamlet
- Location:
- Doohamlat, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Mac an Bháird
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- The height of our churn at home is about four feet and about three feet in diameter and the diameter at the bottom is about two feet. The age of it is six years. In the summer-time butter is made twice a week and in the winter once a week. My mother always does the churning. In olden times strangers entering the door would say "God bless the work" and then take a brash. The churning is always moved upwards and downwards and it is also given a rolling motion from side to side to help to gather the butter. When the staff is clean then you know when the(continues on next page)
