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School: Ballycreen, Aughrim

Location:
Ballycreen Lower, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Nóra Ní Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0921, Page 075

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    profit away with them and no butter would come. We churn in about quarter of an hour. The churning is done with the hand. We take a hold of the handle and keep revolving the churn. There is a glass on the lid and when it is clear we know that the butter is made
    The butter is used by wetting the bread and when we are thirsty we like to drink some.
    Told by
    my father,
    Joseph O'Byrne
    Ballycreen,
    Age 50 years
    Anna O'Byrne.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna O' Byrne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballycreen Lower, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Joseph O' Byrne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballycreen Lower, Co. Wicklow