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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 16_014

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  1. The Churn

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    The Churn is a vessel in which butter is made. We have one of the old type at home, called the dash. The hight of it is two feet. It is a foot and three inches wide in the bottom, and a foot wide in the top. The parts of it, are the Churn staf, which is about five feet hight. The barrel of the Churn, the Churn cover, which is made to fith the top of the Churn. The Churn cup is a small piece of timber, with a small whole which going into the
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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
    Tomás Ó Raghallaigh
    Gender
    Male