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School: Windgap (C.), Thomastown (roll number 5698)

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Windgap, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Eóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0851, Page 244

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    own butter at home. They would set the milk in tubs and after two days skim the cream off the milk and make butter of it. This was done by putting the cream into a barrel and twisting the handle around until the butter was made. Then they filled little firkins with butter and brought them to the nearest market for sale.
    At that time the farmers believed that their next - door neighbour could "take their butter," so if anyone came in during churning time, the farmer
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mai Fitzgerald
    Gender
    Female