School: Doire na Groighe (B.), An Bhán-tír (roll number 7450)
- Location:
- Dernagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Caisil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0359, Page 295
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- (continued from previous page)trade 60 years ago. The milking "gallons" were made in Macroom by turners.
The sides of the churn or cuigean were carved in the middle. Farmers with eight cows and more had barrel Churns worked on a stand. By the side of the opening of the churn was a hole for a Spicket so as to give the churn vent. The farmers who had not sufficient butter to fill a firkin joined with a neighbouring farmer so as to be able to fill a firkin. There is an old saying about families being friendly, "Sure, they were always joined in butter". It was next to blood relationship. In the whole School district there are only four farmers making butter. Those dispose of it locally and they have their special customers. Butter is made twice a week by those in summer and once a week in winter. The children of the family under the eye of the woman of the house that twist the handles. Still if a stranger comes in while a churn is being made they are asked to give a few turns of the handle as otherwise the belief is that they would take away the butter. The churning is done by hand(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Morley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Meenskeha East, Co. Cork
