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School: Baile an Doire (roll number 15156)

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Ballinderry, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 264

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  1. Local Place Names (continued)

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    Mass at it.
    There is another field not far from my home. It is called Coilleen. There was supposed to be a little wood there before St. Patrick came to Ireland. So that name remains on it still.
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  2. Churning

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    We have a churn at home and it is about three and a half feet in Height. Its diameter is about two feet at the bottom and about one and a half at the top.
    Butter is made about two or three times a week in Summer and about once a week in Winter. The churning is done by the woman of the house. If strangers come in they help at the churning for a few minutes. It is said that if they don't they will bring the butter with them. Churning does
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eilís Ní Siurdáin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corradrehid, Co. Roscommon