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School: Belcarra (Buachaillí)

Location:
Ballycarra, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Heireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0094, Page 282

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    We have an old fashioned churn in our house. It is about two feet in height and sixteen inches in width. It is the same width in the top as the bottom and it is narrowed in the centre. It is made of oak and there are six hoops on it. It would hold about seven or eight gallons of milk. The parts of it are the dash, the lid and the cup. If a man comes in to the house when you are churning it is right for him to stay a while churning. There is a hole in the middle of the lid, for the dash to go down in. The old people say that if you go out without taking a while of the churn that the fairies would take the butter.
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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
    J. Mac Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinlassa, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Patrick Mac Donnell
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballinlassa, Co. Mayo