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1. Our Cows (continued)

   

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   gives it to them. We milk them early in the morning. When we milk them we bring the milk into the kitchen. Then my mother strains it. So as to take out any ribs or dirt.
   She puts some of the milk into a basin. She leaves it there until it gets sour. When It is sour she skims the cream off it into a bucket for the purpose. In the end of the week she makes a churning.

   

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2. Churning

   

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   In (Winter) Summer we churn twice a week. In Winter we only churn once. When my mother is going to churn. She puts the cream into the churn.

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Florrie O' Hara

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Breastagh, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Mrs O' Hara

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Breastagh, Co. Mayo