School: Inis Céin
- Location:
- Enniskean, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Conchobhar Ó Haodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0306, Page 232
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- (continued from previous page)butter would not be in the churn.
My father told me that in his younger days, he frequently made the butter in this way
- Gráinnseachán was a food which our Ancestors liked very much. This was wheat boiled in several waters until it was throughly soft; the water was then drained off and the wheat roasted in a bastible over a clear fire, when it was ready to be served. Many people used to pour cream on the Gráinnseachán to make it soft and give it a nice taste
- Collector
- Máire Ní Néill
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanaway East, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
