School: Cill Loiste (Killusty), Fíodh Árd (roll number 16111)
- Location:
- Cill Osta Thuaidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Mheacháir
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- In olden times the people of this country made their butter, at home on the farm, they had a house laid out specially for a dairy. When the milk was taken from the cows, it was placed in low round wooden vessels called tubs, in the dairy, it was allowed to remain in those vessels for about forty - eight hours, this was done by means of pieces of wood which were specially made for that purpose. The cream was then transferred to the churn - barrel to be made into butter. The(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Kane
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Cill Osta Thuaidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Joseph Kane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 49
- Address
- Cill Osta Thuaidh, Co. Thiobraid Árann