School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)
- Location:
- Dundalk, Co. Louth
- Teacher: Sr. Pól
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- Churning.In recent years churning has been made less laborious owing to the introduction of modern churns.
In olden days the farm-folk were very a particular when making preparations for the churning. The milk was placed in crocks in the dairy until they had the required amount and they left it there until it reached a certain temperature. On the day of the churning in order to raise the temperature of the milk hot water was added. There is a description of a churn used in olden days. It was a large, round, wooden vessel, wide at the bottom and narrowing as it came to the top. The dash was a piece of wood circular in shape, with four holes in it. A long wooden about four inches in(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eleanor Mc Gee
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dundalk, Co. Louth
- Informant
- Mr Mc Geary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Avenue Road, Co. Louth