School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- (continued from previous page)you can see small bits of butter on the lid and churn-dash. Then it is gathered by rocking the churn towards you and from you.When the butter is gathered it is taken out and put in a coolar. It is washed three or four times so as to take the buttermilk (so as) out of it. Then it is gone through a few times to take out any dirt that mixed in while milking.Long ago there were alot of pishrogues connected with churning. If a man came to the house while a while a churning was being made he would not be allowed out until he would take a while of the churning. Before the milk was put in the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Bearnadette O' Hara
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Breastagh, Co. Mayo