School: Baile an Oileáin (B.) (roll number 2808)
- Location:
- Ballinillane, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eoghan Ua Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 612
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Little particles of butter adhere to the staff of the churn-dash and so indicate that the butter is made. Water is sometimes poured in during the process, either to cool the cream or to render easy the separation of butter particles for the butter milk.
When the butter was made it was taken out of the churn by means of the hand and placed in a tub of cold spring water. It was washed well in cold spring water. Next it was salted, packed in casks called firkins and dispatched to the butter-merchants in Cork.
Some of the butter milk was used for making bread. Some of it was drunk. It was supposed to be very good for the stomach.
Years ago it was the practice to "steal" butter on May morning. People were able, or supposed to be able, to take it from the cream while the latter lay in a tub in the dairy. It was impossible to make butter from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eugene Moriarty
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Moriarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Leamnaguila, Co. Kerry
