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School: Baile na mBreathnach (Welchtown) (roll number 9882)

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Welchtown, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
R. A. Alcorn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1093, Page 095

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  1. Churning

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    A churn is about five feet high, and it is broader at the top than the bottom. It is about two and a half feet broad at the top. The churn-dash is about seven feet long. In summer the butter is made about once or twice a week, and in winter about once a week. The butter is made by hammering the dash up and down, and it takes about half-an-hour until the butter is made. When it is finished the butter is at the top of the milk. The buttermilk is mostly given to calves.
    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
    John Ferguson
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballynatone, Co. Donegal