School: Ceathair Dhúin Iascaigh, Clochar na Trócaire
- Location:
- Caher, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. M. Tréisín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0569, Page 316
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- Long ago churning was done at home by my grandmother. Churning was also known as butter making. The milk was first set in pans, and skimmed into earthenware crocks, and then churned in a wooden churn. This churn was about three feet tall, and was about one hundred years old. The neck was narrow, and the staff was full of holes. A lid and wooden cup were kept inside the churn. It was worked up and down as fast as one could. If a stranger or a neighbour came in, they should leave their hand on the handle, or if they went away without doing so, the butter would not gather, because they were supposed to have stolen the butter. Sometimes the butter would not "gather" for a whole day and then it was supposed to be taken by "pisheogs", but sometimes it was made in an hour.
A person who was used to churning could tell when the butter was "gathering", and then(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kitty Kearney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Caher, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mrs R. Kearney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballydrehid, Co. Tipperary
