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1. Making and Churning

   

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   Making a Churning

   We keep three cows and when my mother has the cows milked she strains the milk into crocks. After a day or two she skims the cream into the churn and churns it.

   The churn is an old-fashioned one - the type called the dash churn or the plunge churn.

   Churning is hard work and the other members of the family give a hand and take the dash on their turns, and if a neighbour or a stranger comes in while the churning is going on he too takes a round, as in this part of the country it is not considered right to leave without giving a little help and also to say "God bless the work." on entering.

   In summer we churn twice a week and in winter when milk is scarce once a week.

   My sister washes, salts and makes rolls of the butter with a butter spade and sells some of it in the shops in town. We use the rest.

   Brendan Gannon, Clooneybrennan, Elphin, 60 yrs. Farmer.

   

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   Brendan Gannon

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   Fireann

   Aois

   60

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

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   Cloonybrennan, Co. Ros Comáin