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School: Kilmuckridge

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Kilmuckridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
L. Mac Donnell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0887, Page 061

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0887, Page 061

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  1. Churning (continued)

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    Rolls & lumped into firkins.
    These were wooden vessels specially made for the puropse. As many as thirty or forty firkins were often in stock before being brought to market. This generally happened in Oct or Nov. The butter had of course to be well salted down when being put into the firkins.
    At the present day in this area - it would be a rare sight to see a churn of any type - as nearly all the local farmers make use of the local creamery. The milk is brought each day by the farmers themselves - or carried in special lorrys. In some few places the end over end churn or the Barrell churn is still in use.
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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
    Informant
    Mrs Carberry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    65
    Address
    Litter Beg, Co. Wexford