School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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- We have a churn at home it is about 3 and a half ft tall, it is 4 ft in width at the top, and 4 ft at bottom. It is about 3 ft round in the middle. It is about forty years old.
When churning we use a churn dash and a capp which goes down the length of the lid. There is a hole in the lid. The capp is used for keeping the buttersmith from japping.
There are seven Iron hoops round the outside of it. The old people used a round stick to rock it to gather the butter.
Most people put a pinch of salt in the milk before they start to churn.
There is a proverb which says
"long churning makes good butter" and another which says "The more water the less butter.
Teresa Fields Cornacrieve, Emyvale.
- Collector
- Teresa Fields
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. Monaghan
