School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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- (continued from previous page)churning begin. The churning lasts for about a quarter of an hour before the milk is broken. Then some hot water is added and after a few slow turns the butter appears on the top of the milk. The butter is taken out and put into a dish and the butter is washed three or four times then it is salted and made into rolls or prints and used at the table. There is a bar churn at my aunts. The height of it is three-and a half. The bottom of the churn is wider than the top. The principal parts are the lid, the dash, and the cup. It is about twelve years old.
In olden times the old people believed that if anyone came into(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Kearney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
