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School: Lathach Barr

Location:
Ardbane or Laghy Barr, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seaghan Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1032, Page 328

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    spring water. Some of the butter was left for household use, the reminder was either put in a firkin, a butt, or made into what was called a [...] for marketing.
    Nowadays almost all the milk is sent to the creameries. In some places churning i still carried on, and in my opinion home made butter if properly made and kept scrupulously when is very much superior to any creamery butter, and good fresh buttermilk is certainly superior to the skim coming from the most up to date creamery.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Quinn
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rossilly Barr, Co. Donegal