School: Lúbán Díge (Bodyke)
- Location:
- Bodyke, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Bríd, Bean Uí Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0591, Page 390
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- Every farmer has a churn. Some of them are very old and were made by local coopers in the neighborhood.
There are many kinds of churns: The cask churn is the oldest kind for the average farmer. Then, the old style of barrel churn which were in use when forkins of butter used be filled and stored till they had a good supply to carry to Limerick a distance of about 17 miles from here.
In latter years, the American churn which was round and could be place on table to make it.
Later still is a new edition of the barrel churn recommended by the butter instructoress.
The Dagh churn: consists of the churn: wider at the bottom than at top. There is a pole with round disc of timber having 3 holes at the end. This beating the cream breaks the cells and makes the butter spades. (Scotch Hands)
Each kind of churn has its own style, but the principle of churning is the same.
The farmers wives do the churning and they know from experience (no thermometer being used when the cream is to be put into churn and when the churn is made.(continues on next page)
