School: Baile na Martra (C.) (roll number 13651)
- Location:
- Castlemartyr, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mary J. Fitzsimmons
Open data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Baile na Martra (C.)
- XML Page 193
- XML “Churning”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- Churns are rarely used in Ireland now, as most of the milk is taken to the creamery. Long ago barrel churns were used. Those churns were round like a barrel with a cover on one end. On this cover were four clasps to secure it to the churn. There was a rubber on the inside of the cover to prevent the cream from coming out when the churn was in motion. There was a glass in the cover of the churn so that the cream could be seen while in the churn. There was also a little brass button to press(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Frances Riordan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymacooly Beg, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Jeremiah Riordan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymacooly Beg, Co. Cork