School: Gallbhaile (roll number 1316)

On this page

1. Churning (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   to finish the churning quickly. There is a little glass in the lid of the churn and when this glass is clear the churning is finished. The butter is then taken out and put in a keeler. It is then washed a couple of times to take the milk out of it. Then it is salted and made up or packed.

   The butter-milk is used for making bread. A drink of boiled butter-milk is very good for a cold.

   If a person comes into a house when the churning is going on he should take a turn to assure the owner that the butter would not be "taken" by the visitor.
   It was believed that certain people had a magic power to "take" the butter.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Churning

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   In this locality most people churn in the same way. The churn is made like a barrel turned by a handle. There is a small round glass in the

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Walshe

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Galbally, Co. Wexford

   Informant

   Mrs M. Brennan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   70

   Address

   Galbally, Co. Wexford