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School: Ceathramhadh, Dún Droma

Location:
Carrow, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Bean Uí Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 032

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    We have no churn at home now but long ago butter was made three times a week in Summer time. When a stranger went into a house they would not be let light their pipe for fear they would take the butter. One day a beggar man went into Potters and they were making butter and when they did not give him a bit of the butter he said "When Potters have butter beggars have none and when beggars have butter Potters have none."
    First of all the milk is gathered and put into a big basin and left for a while until it is set. Then the cream is skimmed off the milk. The cream is then put into the churn barrel the lid is them put. Then you
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Jim Gorman
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrow, Co. Tipperary