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School: Rooskey

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Roosky, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Martin J. Casey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0115, Page 262

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  1. Churning

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    Most of the people in my village have churns, we have one at home. It is two feet six inches in height. The churn is made in two parts, the upper portion is called the "peck", there are five iron hoops on it, three on the bottom part, and two on the top part.
    There are many parts in the churn. The following are the parts, the lid, the churn dash, and the dasher. The churn dash is a flat piece of timber one inch thick and nine inches wide, there is a hole in the middle of it for the handle to fit in to. The handle would be four inches long and an inch and half wide. The dasher is a timber vessel made in
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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
    Nora Mc Donagh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Srah Lower, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mary Cawley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Srah Lower, Co. Mayo