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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 345

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    the churn to gather the lumps of butter. When it is churned it is rocked and all the butter is gathered into a roll. The butter is taken off with a cup dish. It is made into prints with a wooden spade. The milk that is left is called "butter-milk". Buttermilk is given to pigs and calves and is sometimes used for making bread.
    A pinch of salt is put into the churn before the churning commences, in case the fairies would take the butter.
    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
    Eileen Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon