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School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)

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Wolfhill, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0836, Page 274

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    We have no churn at home but the one I am going to describe belongs to Jim Comerford of Glasna. It is an end - over - end churn. It is about two feet long and there is a stand for holding it. There is a handle for turning the churn in the frame. There is a glass in the lid and when the glass gets clear the churning is finished. When they want to take the butter milk from the butter they pull a little plug out of the side of the churn and the buttermilk flows into a crock. While the churning is going on water is poured in. If any one comes in while the people are churning and he is
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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
    Peggy Rowan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glasna, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Patrick Conlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Glasna, Co. Laois