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School: Dumha-chaisil

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Caisleán an Dumha, Co. Mhaigh Eo
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Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0117, Page 301

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    of bringing the butter off the churn, which means that he will have all the other persons butter on his churn, as well as his own. The parts of the churn are, the dash, cup, clappers and peck. Churning is usually done in half-an-hour. It is done by hand, and the dash is moved upwards and downwards. When the dash comes up clean out of the milk the churning is made. Hot water is always poured into the churn in winter to heat the milk, and cold water is poured on to gather the utter when the churning is made. The butter is taken out of the churn with the clappers
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