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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 325

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    up and down, and by degrees the butter comes on. When it is a certain time churning the little lumps of butter appear. If the butter does not appear quickly hot water is poured on it.
    Cold water is poured on it to gather the butter together. The butter is taken off by a wooden dish and made into tolls or prints with little wooden spades. It is also given to young calves and pigs. In the Summer months when the men are working they get a drink of buttermilk.
    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
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon