School: Christian Bros., Drogheda (roll number 16718)
- Location:
- Drogheda, Co. Louth
- Teacher: E. Ó Siordáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0680, Page 032
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- Churning is carried on more in the country more than in the town. The height of the churn is four foot and three foot across. If a stranger comes in during a churning he takes a turn at the dash. A churning takes about two hours and when the butter appears on the top of the milk it is taken out with a wooden plate and put into a wooden basin. The contents of the churn is called butter milk and this is sold to the towns people for baking.
