School: Cluain Catha (roll number 16291)
- Location:
- Clooncah, Co. Roscommon
- Teachers: Dll. Ó Módhráin Ss. Mac Eoghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 496
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- (continued from previous page)If a stranger came in during the process he would say 'God bless the work' and he would then help with the work as it was said he would bring the butter if they they did not do this.
It takes about three quarters of an hour to do the churning. It is done by hand and the dash is always moving upwards and downwards.
When the dash comes up clean without any bits of butter on it it is a sign that the butter is made.
In Winter and in cold weather there is boiling water put into the churn so as to heat the milk and when the weather is very hot there is cold water put in to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Egan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- John Egan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 92
- Address
- Ballybeg, Co. Roscommon
