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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Ros Comáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 344

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  1. Churning

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    Our churn is made of wood with iron hoops around it. It is wide at the top and wide at the bottom. There is a lid for it, and a churn dash for churning the milk. The churn dash is worked by the hand. It is pulled up and down striaight. We have it about eight years. The butter is got according to the amount of milk. If a stranger comes to the house where people are churning he helps for a few minutes, or if he didn't help it is supposed that there would be no butter on that milk. After a certain time the cream breaks and little bits of butter appears. Cold water is poured into
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crosná, Co. Ros Comáin
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crosná, Co. Ros Comáin