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School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)

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Louth, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 142

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  1. The Churn

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    The churn is very common in this district. We have a dash churn at home, it is about twenty years old, and it is also made of oak. The churn is fitted up into three parts. The parts are, the lid, the churn-dash, and the cup. The churn-dash is in the form of a cross with holes in it and a long handle. The churn is about three feet in height, and one foot and a half in breadth. We churn once a week in the summer when the milk is scarce, and twice a week when the milk is plentiful. In the summer it takes half an hour and in the winter longer when the milk is cold. The butter-milk is used for making bread.
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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
    Peadar Ó Mairtín
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Mullacrew, Co. Louth