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School: Carn an Ríogh (roll number 11619)

Location:
Carrownree, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Éamonn Mac Énrí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0184, Page 0491

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    Some years ago before there were creameries the people had big dairies and they gathered and churned the milk. The churns they used were much the same as those used at the present day. They were made of timber and painted green or some other colors on the outside. They were wide at the bottom and narrow at the top.
    In those days the people used to pack firkins of butter and bring them to Sligo or some other town and sell them.
    The firkins were small vessels made of wood and scoured white to hold butter.
    At that time there were many old customs and beliefs about churning.
    If the people of a house were churning and anybody came in for a...
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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
    Máire Ní Soupail
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    James Supple
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonamanagh, Co. Sligo