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School: Barratitoppy (roll number 14664)

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Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan
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S. Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 138

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    churn." It takes about three quarters of an hour to do a churning. The churning is all done by hand, the dash being moved up and down.
    People now when the churning is done by looking at the dash, and if it is clean, from butter sticking to it, it is done. The people nearly always put the water in when they start, to heat it up.
    The butter milk usually is kept for bread.
    Rita Murray
    Knockballroney,
    Scotstown.
    Told by,
    Annie Rafferty, 76 years,
    Barratitoppy,
    Scotstown,
    Co Monaghan
    17th June 1938.
    22/3/38
    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
    Rita Murray
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockballyroney, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Annie Rafferty
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Barratitoppy Lower, Co. Monaghan