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School: Naomh Aicnidh (roll number 1573)

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Buncrana, Co. Donegal
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Ristéard Ó hAoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 016

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1112, Page 016

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  3. XML “Candle-Making”
  4. XML “Churn-Making”

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  1. Candle-Making (continued)

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  2. Churn-Making

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    About ninety years ago there lived a man in the town land of Green hill called Charles Mc Gory who made churns for the district. Later a [t?]ramp man named John Lecky went around and made churns in the peoples own houses. The wood of the churns had to be good selected oak. The under part of the churn is made wide at bottom and drawn narrow to the top. Upper part or crib is wide at the top and a little narrow down wards, so as it
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