School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 169

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    go round but the dash goes round within in it.
    It is being used constantly for the past eleven years. It is used twice a week in Summer and once a week during Winter and is quite good yet.
    It is easily known when the churning is finished because the lid becomes quite clear.
    My mother that takes the butter off the churn, with a wooden butter spoon and two butter spades. She makes half of the butter into a roll and makes prints of the rest with a carved wooden print.
    When anybody comes
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
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    English