School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 286
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- (continued from previous page)by hand and placed on a marble slab. The contents of the churn was turned into a "cool" (tub) and the small particles of butter removed. Then the butter was put into a "cool" of clean water and washed several times. Then it was placed on the marble slab. Then salt was shaken on. The butter was then mixed, just like mortar is nowadays, from alternate sides of the slab. A timber skimmer was used in this process. A firkin (made by the local cooper) was procured. Its bottom was salted, and the butter packed in. It was now ready for the market.
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“In the townsland of Chancellorsland in the parish of Emly there lived three boys; Pat Ryan, Maurice Adams and James Adams, about forty years ago...”
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- Miss Ann O' Neill
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Moanmore, Co. Tipperary
