School: Garr

Location:
Garr, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Cáit de Léis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 212

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    horse-churns were used. Then all the vessels connected with the making of butter were wooden - wooden tubs for collectng the cream called (cílearaí) "keeler" singular. These were anywhere from half a foot to a foot in depth, and at least a foot and a half in diameter. Something like a flat wooden saucer was used for skimming - now an ordinary delph saucer is used and in some houses they have separators. These only made their appearance twenty years ago here. Supersititions: we must always churn on May Day or we will have no butter for the year. If a stranger comes in he must "take a hand" at the churn (localism) or he brings off the profit of the milk. If a stranger comes in and lights his pipe
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Groome
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garr, Co. Offaly