School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)

Location:
Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Joseph Conifry
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  3. XML “Lone Bush”
  4. XML “Churns”

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    2. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Conifry
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Peter Mc Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Mullaghgarve, Co. Leitrim
  2. Churn-dash)
    Handle )
    32" to 36" ) Diagram of Churn
    )
    Iron hoops )
    I never saw any make of churn in the country houses around here except the dash churn. I never heard tell of any older kind
    either. Some of them may be small and some are big. A man like Hugh McGovern who has ten or twelve cows will have a big churn while I have a smaller one
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