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School: Ballinacliffy

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Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 200

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    beautiful homemade bread, and this is how the people make it in this district. Also scalded buttermilk is very good for a cold. Buttermilk and a pinch of bread soda is a cure for a heart burn. Also butter milk is able to take out an ink stain.
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  2. Churning

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    We have a churn at home
    It is three feet long and two feet broad. It is a hand churn. We churn three times in the week. It takes a half an hour to churn with it. We churn with it in our turns.
    Once upon a time there was a woman who used to churn and could not get any butter
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Fox
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    11