School: Kilmurry

Location:
Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
Annraoi de Búrca
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  1. The butter is gathered together on the top of the buttermilk with a wooden trencher. It is lifted into a wooden butter tub with the trencher. The buttermilk is then squeezed out of it. Then it is rinsed and salted. After that the salt is beaten through the butter with two spades. It is then weighed out in pounds and prints. My churn is 24 1/4" long and 18 1/2" wide.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Gretta Dalton
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Thomas Dalton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    51
    Address
    Bracklin Big, Co. Offaly