School: Gleanntán
- Location:
- Glounthaune, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Daghnáin
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- 1. I have no churn but the farmers around where I live all have churns. There are different kinds. There is a "beater," a "paddle" a "tumbler" and a "roller". All the churns I saw were barrel shaped. The various parts are called, handles, cover, beaters, air valve, and glass. The glass is covered with cream when the churning starts, and when the butter is made the glass clears.
The butter is made twice a week in summer, and once a week in winter. Usually the mistress and servant make the butter. Any stranger who comes into the dairy while the butter is being made is supposed to put his hand on the churn if he gave the handle but one twist, for fear of taking away the luck of the person who owns the churn. Sometimes it takes an hour and other times it takes only half an hour. The people know when the butter is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Glounthaune, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Brigid O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Glounthaune, Co. Cork
