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

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Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 06_017

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    housewife helped by the children. In summer time it takes twenty minutes to do a churning and in winter time twenty five minutes. People know when a churning is made when they see butter on the milk. Hot water is added in winter time to heat the cream.
    When the churning is finished the person who makes it makes a circle round the churn with the dash and then makes the sign of the cross over the churn with it saying "God Bless the Cow". This is done so that there would be more butter next time a churning is made. Before starting to churn salt is sometimes shaken on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Lavelle
    Gender
    Female