School: Gortloney (roll number 11978)
- Location:
- Gortloney, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eoghan de Buitléir
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- ChurningWritten by; Maire O'Shea, Thomastonw, 15th Feb. 1938.A churn is very useful in a house. There is a churn in my house and we have it three years. It is made of wood and the sides of it are round. There is a flat lid on the top of it. The churning takes about half an hour and it is done by hand. In the winter the hot water has to be put into the churn to make the come butter come on the milk and in the summer it needs no hot water. Cold water is used in hot weather. When the butter is on the milk it is taken out of(continues on next page)