School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)
- Location:
- Cappagh More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 067
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- (continued from previous page)the cow's horns in Winter.
- Down to twenty years ago every farmer churned his own butter. The butter was churned two days before the market day in summer, and one day in winter.
The local market town is Ballydehob. Formerly when farmers churned their own butter the market day was a very busy day; ballad singers and tinkers and pedlars used attend races and fairs. - Collector
- Peggy Duggan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derreenard, Co. Cork
- Long ago the people used have churns for butter making like the churns they have now adays for carrying milk to the creamery, that is wide[?] in the bottom and narrow(continues on next page)
