School: Kilmeedy (B.) (roll number 7161)
- Location:
- Kilmeedy, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: John O'Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0496, Page 241
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- Churning was in progress up to fifty years ago, until the creameries were invented. Up to that there was a churn in every farmers house and they used to make their own butter.
The homemade butter was a lot better and more wholesome than the butter made in the creamery. Long ago it was made three times a week in the houses, in summer and twice in winter.
Every one of the family used to take a turn at the churning and if a stranger came in during the churning he would help at the work.
Churning was sometimes done by the hand and more times by the foot.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maurice Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnacreha Lower, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Ann Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 106
