ConorSweetman.Stories

By Conor Sweetman

story (noun). An account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment.

Examples: "an adventure story", "stories in the local papers".

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March 31, 2025[History Show] Joined in Butter – The Hidden History of Ireland’s Butter-Making Women
In this episode, I discovered a forgotten tradition from rural Ireland—when butter wasn’t just food, but a way of life, a source of income, and a reason for women to gather and work together.

Between the 18th and 19th centuries, Irish women would collaborate to churn, salt, and sort butter in their kitchens. They called it being "joined in butter." It was backbreaking, skilled work—but it was also a form of community, friendship, and economic survival.

Historian Claudia Kinmonth shares the hidden history behind this practice, how it worked, why it mattered, and how it faded away with the rise of industrial creameries.

This story first aired on The History Show on RTÉ Radio 1.

Listen to learn about:
How Irish farmhouse women worked together to make butter
Why they pooled their butter to sell at the Cork Butter Exchange
The grading system of butter (first, second, third class)
The simple things they bought with the money they earned
What this forgotten tradition tells us about community, collaboration, and survival

Links & Resources:
📖 Irish Food History: A Companion – Free PDF of Claudia Kinmonth’s chapter: https://arrow.tudublin.ie/irishfoodhist/1/
🧈 Visit the Butter Museum in Cork: https://thebuttermuseum.com/
🎙️ More from The History Show: https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/the-history-show/

Credits:
Produced and presented by myself and Lorcan Clancy
Featuring: Claudia Kinmonth

Originally broadcast on RTÉ Radio 1, The History Show on 30th March 2025

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July 30, 2024 [The Poetry Hour on Dublin Digital Radio] Episode 2 - Poetry Walks
First broadcast 28th July 2024 on Dublin Digital Radio
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July 30, 2024 [The Poetry Hour on Dublin Digital Radio] Episode 1
First broadcast 30th June 2024 on Dublin Digital Radio
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November 28, 2023 [Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Horizon” by Nithy Kasa
[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Horizon” by Nithy Kasa
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13min
November 28, 2023 [Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Out of the Blue" by Pat Boran
[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Out of the Blue" by Pat Boran
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17min
November 28, 2023 [Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Suantraí with Mammy" by Nessa O’Mahony
[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] "Suantraí with Mammy" by Nessa O’Mahony
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10min
November 28, 2023 [Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Tearmann” (Sanctuary) by Louis de Paor
[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Tearmann” (Sanctuary) by Louis de Paor
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18min
November 28, 2023 [Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Sa Bhaile” (At Home) by Aifric Mac Aodha
[Fingal Poetry Festival Podcast] “Sa Bhaile” (At Home) by Aifric Mac Aodha
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14min
November 20, 2023 [History Show] The Song of the Peat Bog Soldiers
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November 13, 2023 [Seascapes] Fishing in Skerries with Branno Brannigan
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FAQs about ConorSweetman.Stories:

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