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School: Termonfeckin (roll number 16209)

Location:
Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
Teacher:
T. Ó Corcoráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0676, Page 093

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  1. Churning

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    We have no churn at home. But there is a churn in "Michael Donnelly" dairy. This is a dash churn. The sides of this churn are round. The churn is about eighty five years old.
    This churn is not worked by the foot it is worked by the hand "up" and "down". The churn holds a terrible amount of milk.
    When the farmers wife is churning she puts hot water into the churn first. Then she puts in the cream. She knows that the butter is made by opening the lid of the churn and seeing if there are little yellow specks floating on top
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    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
    Maureen Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Mooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Termonfeckin, Co. Louth