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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

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Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 03_009

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    In about a quarter of an hour, the churning is finished. Then the butter-milk is drawn and the butter is washed and salted. Then it is put in a box for market or for home use. Most people near a creamery send their milk there.
    In olden times the people used a dash churn to make their churning. If it failed anyone to make the churning the people believed it was somebody who stole the butter. When the people long ago lived far away from the town or market, they stored it in a firkin until it was full. Then they took it on horse-back to market.
    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
    Denis Mac Namara
    Gender
    Male