School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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- Long ago when there were no creameries, the people made the butter in their houses. They used a churn which was a round four feet in height, and about eighteen inches in circumference. It was fairly wide in the bottom, and not so wide at the top.
There is a hole in the top and there is a long stick out of it, called the churn staff. This they used work up and down until the butter was(continues on next page)- Collector
- Willie Corridon
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Phil Corridon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry