School: Tobar na Brón, Piltown (roll number 1468)
- Location:
- Tobernabrone, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bríd Paor
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- Churning
Our churn is about 2' in height and the sides are round.
It is twenty years old and the various parts are-: the beaters handle and the cover.
The butter is made three times a week and it is usually the woman of the house that makes it.
When strangers come into the house they usually help at work.
One easy know when butter is made because the handle which is in because the handle which is in your hand become difficult to move.
Water is poured into the churn when it is hard to made this is done to rise the temperture.
Silge de Paor
- Collector
- Sigle De Paor
- Gender
- Female
