School: Cluain Fallach (roll number 10612)

Location:
Cloonfallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
E. Ó Breitheamhnaigh
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    made into prints. The churning
    takes half an hour. There is
    a little glass on the lid
    when the butter making
    the glass is covered with
    little lumps of utter and
    when the butter is made it
    is clear. tepid water is used
    in Wintertime because the
    milk doesn't thicken as
    easily as it does in summertime.
    It is said that if
    you throw out water or or if a
    stranger goes out with a
    coal in his pipe he would
    bring the butter with him
    Mary Walsh
    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
    Mary Walsh
    Gender
    Female