School: Ros Nuala (Rossnowlagh) (roll number 11599)

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1. Churning

   

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   we have not a churn at home, but there is one in a neighbour’s house. The sides of the churn are round and it is about thirty years old. The upper part of a churn is called the chim but of never heard a name for the under part. There is a hole in the lid through which the churndash goes up and down, the churndash is round in shape like a wooden wheel. There is a round block in the centre of the churn and when you will it up with milk to this block you have it half full. Butter is made about twice a week in winter and three times a week in summer. The woman of the house always does the churning but sometimes her husband helps her. In olden times if a stranger would come in to a house during churning time he would have to churn for about two minutes. There were often people who used a charm with which they could take the butter of

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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

   Seamus Carr

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Killinangel More, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Robert Carr

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male