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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 181

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  1. Our Churn

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    Our churn is a barrel churn and it is two feet long by three feet wide. At the top and bottom it is two and a half feet in circumference and in the centre it is three feet.
    We have it eight years now and we bought it in Canavan's, Crossmolina, for £5.s10.d0.
    There is a wooded frame on which to leave the churn when churning and then it is turned round and round with the hand. There is a small glass in the lid and when the butter is made that glass is clear. In the summer we make
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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
    Loretta O' Malley
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killeen, Co. Mayo