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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 04_022

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  1. Churning

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    There are two kinds of churns a machine churn and a common dash-churn. Churing is usually done once a week in my district. It generally takes twenty minutes or in some cases half an hour. People know when churning is made by looking at the dash. If there are little bits of butter on the dash it is a sign that the butter is made. The butter is lifted shortly after it is made. It is washed and salted to keep it from getting a tang.
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    dash-churn = dash-churn =
    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 Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Female