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School: Baile Deasún (C.)

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Baile Deasumhan, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Máire Ní Mhurchú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 557

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  1. Churn-Making

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    Churn-making.
    The only kind of churn I have seen is the barrel churn. It is standing on an iron stand.
    There is a handle in the end of the barrel and a hole in the side of it to put in the cream.
    First the churn is washed well before the cream is poured in when the cream is poured in then cork is tied on. Two people must twist the churn. When any person comes in while the butter is making the people of the house ask them to turn the churn
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Clare Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cnoc an Bhóithrín, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    James Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cnoc an Bhóithrín, Co. Chorcaí