The important tradition of churning butter, in Irish history... For Sunday Miscellany on RTÉ Radio 1, listen to Gold from the Dairy, by Margaret Hickey above.
When I was a child we played this game: someone held a buttercup under your chin and asked "do you like butter?". If you said yes and it shone yellow against your skin then you were telling the truth...
This essay appeared on the programme of March 8th - listen back here
