School: Monaghan (Christian Bros.) (roll number 16723)
- Location:
- Muineachán, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: M. Ó Floinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 184
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- (continued from previous page)cold water that is poured into the churn in the summer to cool it. It takes about three quarters of an hour to churn it. Then there is a small piece of wood put under the churn and it is rocked on it and this gathers the butter. After this the butter is lifted out with a strainer. The strainer lifts the butter and the milk runs through the holes in the strainer. The butter is put in the butter - dish and is washed a couple of times and salted and then it is weighed into pounds with scales. After this they are put into clean butter papers and then the are sold. The calves and animals are fed with the buttermilk.
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- Collector
- Samuel Erskine
- Gender
- Male
