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School: Kilmeague, Naas (roll number 10829)

Location:
Kilmeage, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Bean Mhic Thomáis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0775, Page 324

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    "Churning"
    We have an end - over - end churn at home. It is two feet hign and one and a half feet broad. It is five years old. The sides of it are round. There is a valve on the lid for letting out the air, and a hole at the bottom for letting out the buttermilk. The butter is made twice a week in Summer and twice a week in Winter. The churning takes twenty minutes and is done by hand. Hot water is poured in on the churn in Winter. There is a glass on the lid, and when it is clear, the butter is there. (They) We lift the butter out of the churn with a wooden spade. The butter milk is used for kneading bread.
    Vera Spooner.
    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
    Vera Spooner
    Gender
    Male