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School: Ferbane (Convent)

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Ferbane, Co. Offaly
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Sr. Patrick
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0813, Page 454

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    The butter is put back and beaten up and salt is put in. When the people start the churning they say: "God bless it". That means that you will have a good lot of butter and also that you will not be long at it.
    When you are making bread you use the buttermilk. Long ago the people used the buttermilk at their supper when the ate stirabout.
    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
    Rosie Gleeson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ferbane, Co. Offaly