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School: Oram (roll number 8496)

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Oram, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. McMahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 384

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 384

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    hour to do a churning. During this time there is water put on the churning. Sometimes cold water is put on and other times it is hot water that is put on. The water is put on to make the temperature right The right temperature is sixty degrees
    First of all the churn is washed down with cold water and the dash is taken out. Then all the things that are needed are got ready. It is all lifted out with a butter strainer and put in a woden butter dish. Then it is washed about five or six times and salt is put in it and it is mixed. It is put up in pounds of butter and it is left in a very cool place in the dairy. The buttermilk is given to the pigs and bread is made from it also. It is also given to hens and turkeys and chickens to drink
    When a person comes into the house and the people churning he always takes
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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
    Kathleen Woods
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Oram, Co. Monaghan