School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 199
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- (continued from previous page)to live in this parish called Mattie Sheridan. He lived over on the Glen Road. He used to make and mend boots.
- Get Brooklime and squeeze all the juice out of it when it is green. Drink this juice for Consumption.
To eat Dandelion is the cure for Consumption too. - The parts of the Churn are the Dash, the Skimmer, the Patties the Staves and the Hoops.
The Skimmer is the thing that goes down on the handle to the lid.
The Patties are the Little Patters or Spades.
The Staves are the Wooden Boards on the churn and the Hoops keep them together.
When Churning the first thing to do is to scald the Churn with boiling water or the butter will stick to the sides of the churn. Next scour it with salt(continues on next page) - Collector
- Alphonsus G. O' Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Monktown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Mrs Drumn
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Oibrí tí
- Address
- Walterstown, Co. Meath
