School: Rathcoyle, Kiltegan
- Location:
- Ráth Choill Íochtararach, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Aodh Ó Broin
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- XML “Churning”
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- (continued from previous page)wanted to take the profit of the milk.
Before the churning is started the churn is thoroughly cleaned and then the cream is put into it. Some boiling water is put in the milk in order to heat it. This is only done in cold weather because in warm weather the milk the milk is warm and less heat is needed. After about an hour's work the milk is churned. The butter is then salted and made into rolls.
Some people used to put salt in the milk before churning so that no one would take the profit of the milk. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- Michael Doyle
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Sliabh na mBoth, Co. Chill Mhantáin