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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

Location:
Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 03_041

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    Some people put a live coal from the fire under the dash to prevent the fairies fringing the butter.
    It takes about half an hour to churn. We always churn by hand. The dash is the old churn is worked up and down.
    It is worked up and down at first but when the milk "breaks", a rolling motion is given to the dash in order to gather the small particles into larger lumps.
    The butter is then made.
    We pour in a few pints of hot water while the churning 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
    Kathleen Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrycahill, Co. Roscommon