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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drimoleague, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 391

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    There is a cover on this hole fitted with a rubber washer. There is another hole to leave out the gas. The handle for twisting is at one end and at the other end there is a glass so that you could look in to the barrel when necessary.
    When the butter was made they made it up together with special pieces of timber called "butter spades". When the butter is rolled together it is covered with a clean white cloth. It is put in to boxes called "firkins" but at present it is put into "keelers". These "keelers" are wooden tubs about 6 inches deep.
    When it is made up like that they sell it to the shopkeeper. Then the shopkeeper sells it to the townspeople at a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán O Brien
    Gender
    Male