School: Bun

Location:
Bun, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 155

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    mother knows when the milk is churned because the butter does be on top of the milk. This is how we take out the butter. It is lifted out on a butter spade or butter dish. My mother beats the butter milk out of it with the dish cover. She washes it with water and beats it until there is no trace of milk left in it. Then she mixes it with salt and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60