School: Cluain Fallach (roll number 10612)

Location:
Cloonfallagh, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
E. Ó Breitheamhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0111, Page 149

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  1. We have a churn at home, the height of which (of) is two feet. It is ten years old. The sides are round. There are three parts to it, the cuisín, the body and the bottom. There are six hoops on it, and it is made of American oak. In Winter churning is done only once a week, because the weather is too cold. In Summer the weather is warm and the milk will thicken quick and churnings are made twice a week. When strangers come in churning the making of the churning and do not the churn dash they are supposed to have the butter with them. It take haf an hour to make a churning. We make the churning
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rita Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kiltybo, Co. Mayo