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School: Dundalk (Mercy Convent) (roll number 5387)

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Dundalk, Co. Louth
Teacher:
Sr. Pól
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0661, Page 047

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    farmers to save their butter throughout the year, in wooden barrels commonly called "firkins" and sell it all on the same day. Salt was used as a preservative.
    Churning is carried on extensively in Ireland, the fact being due to large numbers of cattle that are raised on the rich pasture lands of our country.
    Eleanor McGee,
    7 St. Alphonsus Villas,
    Dundalk.
    Information received from Mr. McGeary,
    Avenue Road.
    Dundalk.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eleanor Mc Gee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dundalk, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr Mc Geary
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Avenue Road, Co. Louth