Scoil: Kildavin, Ferns

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1. Churning

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   The churns used in olden times were called the dash churns. The man who made the churns was called a cooper. He made all dairy implements: churns, dashes, coobs or heelers, butter firkins, butter-dishes, etc. The timber chosen for making churns was either oak or ash as no other kind of timber was counted good enough to hold milk. The churn was shaped somewhat like a barrel only wide at the mouth and about three fee high. The lid of the churn had a round hole in the centre for the handle of the dash to come through. The dash was a square piece of board with holes in it and a long handle. The milk was churned by pulling the dash up and down through the milk until the butter

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   Topaicí

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Aidan Murphy

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs Kehoe

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   75

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer's wife (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Drumderry, Co. Wexford