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School: Ballinode (roll number 10665)

Location:
Bellanode, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
M. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0955, Page 220

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    We have a wooden churn at home. It is about 2 1/2 feet tall. it is 1 3/4 feet wide at the top and the same at the bottom, it is narrow in the middle and wide at the top and bottom. It is round and has six hoop's on it. It is eight yeas old. There is a lid, dash and a jabbler for the churn.
    The butter is made twice each week in Winter and three times each week in Summer. My mother always does the churning herself. When strangers come in they help because it is said that it brings good luck and they think that there will be more butter on the churn. The churning lasts about three quarter's of an hour. The churning is done by hand.The churn dash always moves upwards and downward's through the churn. When
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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
    Eileen Maxwell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilnahaltar, Co. Monaghan