School: Kilbonane, Lios an Phúca (Beaufort) (roll number 5482)

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   barrel. When the glass gets clear the butter is made. When taking the butter out of the barrel the buttermilk is first left out into a tub. The butter is then washed twice with spring water and is then taken out by means of the hand. The butter is sometimes salted and sold in the home markets or it is often packed in boxes made for the occasion and sent to Cork. The butter milk is drunk as it is recommended for the health, and it is also used for making bread.

   

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2. An Chuigeann

   

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   People make butter in what is called a barrel or a churn. Long ago butter was made in a churn. A churn was made of timber and was about four feet high. There was a hole in the cover through which passed a straight stick called the churn staff. At the end of

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Tomas Ó Murcadha

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballymalis, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   James Murphy

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   52

   Address

   Ballymalis, Co. Kerry