School: Coill an Gharráin (roll number 14865)

Location:
Killacorraun, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Mícheál Ó Riagáin
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  1. We have a churn at home. It is about three feed in height. It is near sixteen years old. There are no marks on it. People churn oftener in Summer than in Winter. My mother usually does the churning. Some people say that if a stranger comes in when you are churning, it is right for him to take the churn because if he did not he would bring all the butter off the churn. It takes about a hour to make a churning. It is a
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    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
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