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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0273, Page 237

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    We have at home. It is about two feet wide at the bottom, and top. The sides are round. It is about four feet in height. It is five years old.
    The various parts are called the lid, the dash, and the cup. There are no marks on the side or bottom of the churn. The women of the house do the churning.
    The churning lasts about twenty minutes. The churning is done by hand. The dash is moved upwards, and downwards. Some churns are give a rolling.
    The people know when they have churned when the butter comes upon the top of the milk. Water is poured in during the process. The butter is taken out with with butter cup and butterboards. The people put prints in the
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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
    Besy Gaffey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moore North, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs Gaffey
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    40
    Address
    Moore North, Co. Roscommon