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School: Doirín an Lomáin (roll number 14235)

Location:
Derreennalomane, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Seán de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0292, Page 053

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    We have a barrel churn at home and it is about three and a half feet long and the ends are about two and a half feet in diameter, and a little wider in the middle. The sides are round. The various parts are the beaters and handles. There is a square hole in the middle of it to put in the cream and take out the butter, and there is a small round hole
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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
    Frances Roycroft
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mountgabriel, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs J. Roycroft
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Mountgabriel, Co. Cork