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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 526

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    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
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Bearnadette O' Hara
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Breastagh, Co. Mayo