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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0144, Page 217

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    two of them are red the other one is grey. They are milked every Morning and Night.They have two cans of milk each in the summer. When the cows are milked, their milk is brought into the Dairy. It is strained there and some of it is put in to the baisins and left there until it gets thick. Any one who has young calves to feed give's some of it to them, and the rest of it is kept for the tea. Some people gather the cream so that they will have more butter.
    When the milk is thick it is put into the churn and churned. The dash
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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
    Margaret Rogers
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Rogers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathbaun, Co. Mayo