School: Currin
- Location:
- Corran, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Liam Ó Léighinn
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- I have a churn at home. It is about two ft. high and it is wider at the top than at the bottom. The top of the churn is a round piece of wood called a lid in the centre of which is a small hole. This hole allows the handle of the dash to pass through. The dash is a wooden handle with a round piece of wood at one end.
The butter is made once a week in Summer and oftener in Winter. It takes three quarters of an hour to churn. While the churning is going on hot water is poured in to make the churning do quicker. When the dash is pulled up and no butter stuck to it this is a sign that it is churned.
The butter is taken off with a butter strainer. It is put into a butter tub and it is washed with cold water. When it is washed it is taken out of the tub and salt is put on it. After this it is put into prints.
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- Informant
- Teresa Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lissanover, Co. Cavan
