School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)that if a stranger comes into the house when the churning is going on he has to give the churn a few twists or he would bring the butter on his back. When the butter is taken out of the churn there is still milk in the churn. This milk is called buttermilk. This milk is nice to drink. If there is a lot of buttermilk it is given to calves or pigs or hens.Written by Noel O'Brien,
Kilmessan,
Co. Meath.Told by Mrs. O'Brien,
Same address
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- My mother has a churn at home. It is about one foot nine inches in height. It is on a frame. It is called an end-over-end churn. My mother churns once every week in the summer and once every fortnight in the winter. There is a lot of milk in the summer(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Niall Collier
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Collier
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Arlonstown, Co. Meath
