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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 422

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    least an hour to churn milk right. It is done by hand. When it is done by hand the dash is worked always upwards and downwards. When the butter is made it comes to the top of the milk. Warm water is poured in because it helps to bring on the butter. The butter is lifted out of the churn with a strainer. Then cold water is poured on the butter.
    Then salt is put into the butter to make it tasty. Butter-milk is used for making bread and drinking. When the people come in and you churning, they way "good luck to the work".
    Kathleen McKenna
    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 Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Monaghan