School: Béal Átha Grean (roll number 9820)

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1. Quern or Stone Mill

   

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   The quern consisted of two circular stones laid on each other horizontally with grooves especially chiseled on each. It was worked by rotation of a centre shaft of wood or iron. The corn was supplied on top through a funnel and emitted under the lower shaft in flour.
   Left is a rough sketch of one stone slab
   (fig.)
   There are many of those old grindstones lying around family premises. I saw one some time ago at Rossmore House residence of P. Vaughan.

   

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2. The Old Rotary Churn Barrel and the Old Distaff Churn

   

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   The old rotary churn barrel is remembered in many places but the old distaff churn is effete. The latter consisted of a vertical barrel in which was inserted a wooden shaft with perforated bottom slab and this shaft was propelled or plunged up and down through the cream till butter came.

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   P. Vaughan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Ros Mór, Co. Luimnigh