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School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)

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Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
S. Mac Giolla
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    Our churn is round in shape. It holds seven gallons. It has a handle on the side of the churn. There are beaters in our churn. We churn about twice a week in the winter and once in the summer. Our churn is about three years old. Mother churns and makes the butter. When any person comes in they churn a bit.
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    We have two churns at home. One is a pump churn it is about twenty years of age. The other is an end over end churn. It has a stand under it. It is a half barrel in size and a handle in the side of it to turn it over. We have it about one year. We churn once a
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Julia Boland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killooly, Co. Offaly