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School: Baile an Churraigh

Location:
Ballincurry, Co. Galway
Teacher:
A. L. Ó Maoileannaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0015, Page 610

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    Churning
    We have a churn at home.
    There are round sides on it. it is twelve years old. The different parts are - The lid, dash for churning milk, handle for twisting dash, screw for holding the handle. We churn once a week.
    it is supposed that there was a woman in this district years ago called honor Dolan. This woman had one cow and this cow was very thin. She used to go into Creggs (every week) and sell lbs and lbs of butter while her neighbours who had five or six cows each had only enough butter to do themselves. It is supposed that she got a hand off a dead
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Marion Dowd
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Dhubhda
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballincurry, Co. Galway