School: An Caiseal Árd (roll number 16442)

Location:
Cashelard, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraic M. Mac Gongail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 141

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1030, Page 141

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    The time it takes is all according to the amount you are churning. Sometimes it would take you an hour; other times times more or less. The milk nowadays by the hand upwards and downwards usually. There are no local saying connected with churning. Butter milk is used for feeding calves and for making bread.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jack Harkin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corlea, Co. Donegal