School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- (continued from previous page)wooden skimmer and put into a large tub for use, The place in which they kept these pecks was called a dairy. It was left there for a few days longer and then it was churned. It was then well washed and salted and put in firkins and sent to the market for sale.
There were many superstitions about this butter-making. If any person came into the dairy while the butter was making, the people of the house would not leave them out without taking a "dras", that is to help them to make the churn. They(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eily Laide
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Laide
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Dromatoor, Co. Kerry