School: Porturlan
- Location:
- Porturlan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Mc Tiernan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0964, Page 375
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Churning
Churns are now nearly an item of the past. The large wooden churns used long ago are nearly all gone out of fashion being replaced by cans or small machines. In both the churn and the can the utensils used are the same.
First the can is cleaned thoroughly and the sour[?] milk poured in. Then the dash, lid, and dabber are sealed[?] scalded[?] and put in to the churn of milk. Then the churning begins, each one taking a 'brash' in turn. If a stranger comes in during the churning he takes a brash, saying, "I will put my weight of butter on it."
If they do not churn, the people say that the butter will be a long time forming on the milk if it will at all . When the churning is finished the butter is taken off and made in to prints
- Collector
- Annie Mc Manus
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Peter Mc Manus
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Gorteen, Co. Cavan
