School: Tullaghanstown (roll number 9605)
- Location:
- Baile an Tulcháin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Áine, Bean Mhic Cába
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0698, Page 223
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- (continued from previous page)one foot six inches at the top and at the bottom it is one foot. The sides are round.
It is twenty years of age. There are two parts in it and the top is called the "Crib". there is a dash with it and a round lid.
Butter is made oftener in Summer than in Winter especially when milk is plentiful.
The wonam of the house does the churning and strangers help at the work if they happen to come in. It is said that if they go without helping at the work they would "bring" the butter with them.
It takes twenty minutes and sometimes a half an hour to do the churning. The churning is done by hand. The dash is always moved upwards and downwards.
The buttermilk is given(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Biddy Coffey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an Tulcháin, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- Christopher Coffey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Baile an Tulcháin, Co. na Mí
