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School: Ráth Dubh, An Bhlárna (roll number 8393)

Location:
Rathduff, Co. Cork
Teacher:
D. Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0389, Page 137

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    water and made into pound rolls.
    There was once a woman and she was after making butter and it was in a keeler outside the door. She went out to see the butter and what did she see inside in the keeler but white stones. She told the neighbours and they said that the butter was taken by pisseogs.
    The butter-milk is drunk by the people. There is an old saying that if you turned the handle of the churn slowly the butter would be made quicker.
    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
    Cissie Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glancam, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glancam, Co. Cork