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School: Corr Riabhach

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Correagh Glebe, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
R. Mac Éamuis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 082

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    Butter is made about three times a week in the Summer, and once a week in the Winter. The women of the house generally do the churn-ing. If any stranger came during the operation, they would have to take a "brash.
    About twenty minutes after it starts a "brake" comes on the cream, this is a good sign that butter will appear soon. When the churning is done the butter is gathered into a heap in the churn. It is then taken off with a butter straner, and placed in a butter tub. There it is washed, salted, and mixed. When this is done it is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen O Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunancory, Co. Cavan