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School: Magoney

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Magoney, Co. Monaghan
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M. Ní Mhaolchraoibhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 388

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  1. Churning

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    The Churning that is done nowadays is done by hand with a dash and while doing so it is moved up and down. The Churns that are rolled from side to side are called barrel churns and some of them are worked by the foot. When the water is poured into the churn, in a few minutes little pieces of butter appear over the lid of the churn. Then a handful of salt is put in on it. And in a half and hour it is Churned. Then the butter dish and straner is scalded and then the butter is lifted off and washed and salted and made into a brick by the butter boards.
    The people long ago had pisreogs and they believed they could gather peoples milk and butter and when the people would churn they would not have one
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Caitlín Nigh Uidhir
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Miskish Beg, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs Catherine Finnegan
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    77
    Address
    Miskish Beg, Co. Monaghan