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School: Ráth Dairbhe (roll number 10001)

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Radeerpark, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Henry Mc Kenna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0950, Page 421

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    Churning
    We have a churn at home. It is three feet high. It is two feet at the top and two feet at the bottom. A churn is narrower in the centre than in any other part of it. It is fourteen years old. A churn has round sides. The various parts are called the stalf, the lid, and the cappan. There are also two handles on each side of a churn. We churn about twice a week in the summer, and once a week in the winter. People who come in sometimes help to churn.
    If they would not help to churn they might bring away the luck of the churn. It takes at
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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
    Kathleen Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    William Mc Kenna
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Occupation
    Labourer
    Address
    Corduff, Co. Monaghan