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School: Iorball Sionnaigh (roll number 16923)

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Scotstown, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
P. Mac Cionnaith
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0956, Page 076

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    do the churning.
    When the pieces of butter are about the size of a quarter of a pea the people know the churning is completed.Sometimes water is poured in during the churning to help separate the butter from the milk.
    The butter is lifted with a sieve and put into a wooden dish or small tub to be washed and well mixed with a patter.It is then made up into prints.
    It is locally said to be lucky to borrow anything from a person who is churning.It is also said to be unlucky for a man to come in,light his pipe and go out again without helping with the churning.
    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
    Mary Clerkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agheracalkill, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs B. Clerkin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Agheracalkill, Co. Monaghan