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School: Cathair Loisgreáin (B)

Location:
Caherlustraun, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádhraic de Chlár
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0022, Page 0269

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  1. Churns

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    Long ago the churns were all made of timber. There are iron hoops on the churns now. The length of our churn is 2 3/4 feet. The top of it is about sixteen inches and the bottom is about two feet. It is about thirteen inches wide in the centre. There is a lid made also for the churn and it fits down in it about three inches. There is a hole in the centre of it for the handle of the dasher. There are round and L shaped holes in the dasher. There is a splasher let down on the handle to prevent the milk from splashing on the churn. Some people throw salt on the churn before they churn the milk, and others put a coal under the churn.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Patrick Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ummoon, Co. Galway

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    “In Clare people used not let anything leave the house while churn . . .”

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    Long ago the churns were all made of timber. There are iron hoops on the churns now. The length of our churn is 2 3/4 feet. The top of it is about sixteen inches and the bottom is about two feet. It is about thirteen inches wide in the centre. There is a lid made also for the churn and it fits down in it about three inches. There is a hole in the centre of it for the handle of the dasher. There are round and L shaped holes in the dasher. There is a splasher let down on the handle to prevent the milk from splashing on the churn. Some people throw salt on the churn before they churn the milk, and others put a coal under the churn.
    Patrick Roche (Red)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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