School: Kildalkey (B.) (roll number 867)
- Location:
- Kildalkey, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Fearghail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0695, Page 041
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- (continued from previous page)a ventilator in the middle of it. There is a balance on the bottom of it which keeps the churn upright, and on which the makers name is printed. In Winter we churn once a week and in Summer twice a week when the milk is plentiful. My mother churns and I often help her and if at churning a strangers happens to come in they churn for a while. The churning is done by twisting a handle which forms a rooling motion in the churn. When the butter forms like a shower of hail on top of the milk we know the butter is churned. Then it is taken out with a butter shovel and washed until all the milk is gone out of it. Then it is salted and made into rolls with a butter patters and its then ready for use. The old proverb is if strangers come in they take a hand with the churn if not it is regarded unlucky.John Bird.
Told by Michael Bird, Carnisle, Kildalkey.
- Collector
- John Bird
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Michael Bird
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloncarneel, Co. Meath
