School: Rathnure (C.) (roll number 12480)
- Location:
- Rathnure Upper, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Cáit Ní Bholguidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 266
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- (continued from previous page)was taken out of it. It was then salted, washed again, and made into nice rolls, fit for use.The buttermilk was taken out of the churn, and kept for use in pans or cans. Buttermilk was used and is used at the present time for making home-made bread, and some people use it with porridge.
Buttermilk is also a wholesome drink.In the Summer time when the milk is plentiful the people churn three or four times in the week, but in Winter, once a week, and it takes longer in Winter to make the butter than in the Summer time.At the present time the churning is done in a different way, and the churns are also different.The churn used now is shaped like a barrel, and called an end-over-end(continues on next page)
