School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
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- Churning
There are three kinds of churns - dash churns,barrel churns, and hand churns. dash churning is the oldest system of churning in my district.
To prepare the churn it must be spotlessly clean and it must be first washed with cold water and afterwards with boiling water and then left out in the open air to cool.
There are many superstitions in connection with the churning. It is not lucky to give away a coal or a grain of(continues on next page)
