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School: Sisters of Charity Convent N.S., Bealach an Doirín

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An tSr. Seosamh Ní Cheallaigh
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    Churning
    The milk was put into the churn and churned in the same way today. If a person came into a house where a churning was being made and if that person did not offer to help with the churning the people of the house would be very angry.
    Story. Long ago Michael Farrell, Crenane was going to a fair, and he had an oaten cake in his pocket for his lunch. He went into a house where they were making a churning because he wanted to light his pipe
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Cafferkey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumnalassan, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Michael Towey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crunaun, Co. Roscommon