School: Tattenclave

Location:
Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chróinín
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    up and down. Some people have no lid for their churn and they have to put the staff round and round, because if they put it up and down the milk would go out.
    If you churned constant it would be done in twenty minutes. You would know when it is done when you get a spoon and take a spoonful of it out and if it stays on the spoon when you put it sideways it is done, and if it goes down with the milk it is not done.
    If any person would come in when you are churning they would have to take a brash. A brash is to take the staff and churn a wee while
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Packie Mc Carvill
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mick Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    63
    Address
    Drumhillagh, Co. Monaghan