School: Kilmurry
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Annraoi de Búrca
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- XML “Churning”
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- The various parts of a churn are the handle, lid, screws, barrel vent and stand. The churn that we have at home is about three years old. There is no mark on it. The butter milk is used for making bread. It is used for wetting the flour when a cake is being made. It is given to young pigs sometimes.
- The vent is for letting the air out of the barrel. There is a piece of metal on the bottom of the churn to balance it. The churn is twenty five yers old. The housekeeper does the churning. When strangers come into the house during the churning the always take(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Alice Daly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Joseph Scally
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 53
- Address
- Ballyteige Little, Co. Offaly