School: Nutgrove (roll number 10126)

Location:
Mullagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Emily Ní Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0482, Page 429

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    the milk, other people have not, but they set it in pans. They should put the cream into the churn with a pinch of salt added, then twist the handle for some time until the butter is seen appearing, then take it out and wash it with clean water. Then lay it on a big clean plate.
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  2. I have a churn at home. It's height is about one and a half feet, and it is six inches wide in top and bottom. The sides are round and it is thirty years old.
    Butter is made twice a week in Summer and once a week in the Winter. My mother and sisters make the butter. Strangers who come in always help at making the butter, it takes an hour to make it.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lisbane, Co. Limerick