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School: Fraine, Athboy (roll number 14766)

Location:
Fraine, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chonalláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0696, Page 128

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    The butter is lifted out with the butter drainer, and it is put into a butter-dish where it is washed three times then the water is drained off. Then the salt is mixed in it, and shaped out with the clappers
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  2. Churning

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    We have a churn at home.
    It is four feet in Height and one and a half feet wide at the top and bottom.
    The sides of it are round.
    It is twelve years old.
    The parts of the churn are:- the stand
    the barrel, the lid, the handle.
    The butter is made once a week in Winter and twice a week in Summer
    The butter-milk is used for making bread.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máirín Ní Bhrógáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Higginstown, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Mrs R. Brogn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Higginstown, Co. Meath