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School: Sean-Mhachaire (roll number 17015)

Location:
Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Máille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 368

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  1. The Churn

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    We have a churn at home. It is about two and a half feet in height and one and a half feet in width at the top and two and a half feet in width at the bottom. It is made about two years. The names of the parts are the lid and the churndash. The churning takes about an hour. It is made with the hands and it is made up and down.
    People shake a small grain of salt on the lid of the churn before they begin the churning and some people
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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
    Christina O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meeltran, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Delia O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Meeltran, Co. Mayo