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School: Tairbeart (C.)

Location:
Tarbert, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 129

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    up. While he is doing this the cream is bubbling in and out through the holes. There was a cup for the spatters. Churning took one hour.
    Butter was made twice a week in Summer and weekly in Winter. If any person came in while the butter was being made he put his hand to it. This was in order that he might not take away the good of the churning.
    My grandmother's brothers used to churn. How they used to know when the butter was made is, because the butter used to come up on top of the milk. It used only take a few minutes to take the butter off.
    The butter is lifted out with
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    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
    Stasia Lanigan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Tarbert, Co. Kerry