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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

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Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 166

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    churn in winter to bring the cream to the right heat. There are wooden 'bats' sometimes called hands for lifting the butter out of the churn. They are also used for salting the butter and making it into rolls. Buttermilk is used for making bread and it is also very good for a cold, to make whey out of it.
    Author Bridget Smyth
    Coolatore
    Rosemount Moate
    Aged 55
    Mary Anne Smyth
    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
    Mary Anne Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Bridget Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Address
    Coolatoor, Co. Westmeath