School: Timahoe (roll number 14486)
- Location:
- Timahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: R. O' Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 261
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- (continued from previous page)the eye of the scissors and when the spark would fly it would light the tow and this was another way they had of lighting their pipes.
- Butter
She also remembers the people to keep the butter from May to November and then take it to Carlow.
They would clean a "keeler" and put the butter in it each week. It would last all these months and would be the same as if you only churned it before you went to the market. - Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Collector
- Kathleen Rigney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballintlea, Co. Laois
