School: Ceann Tuirc (B.) (roll number 14052)
- Location:
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Liam Ó Caoimh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0354, Page 115
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There is no churn in my home.
Long ago the farmer's wife did the churning. When strangers came in they were asked to do the churning for a time, because if they did not do it, the farmer's wife would know that they were working pishogues. The pishogues would have no effect on that house if the pishogue-man did some churning.
When the butter is taken out it is washed and coloured with butter colouring and it is salted also.
People drink butter-milk(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Lucey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Lucey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kanturk, Co. Cork
