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School: Druim Garlaigh (roll number 11701)

Location:
Drumgarly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Estér Ní Dhubhaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 065

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    and put into a wooden basin and the butter milk is squeezed out of it. It is then salted and well mixed and washed thoroughly with cold water. Then it is made into [?] or rolls with butter patters. The buttermilk is used for baking, feeding calves, and pigs. If a man goes into a house where the people are churning he is not allowed to light his pipe.
    Long ago if a person went to his neighbours house for a live coal to light his fire and the family were churning he would not get it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Florence Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Genagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    George Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Genagh, Co. Monaghan