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School: Béal an Dá Chab (roll number 14225)

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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Risteárd O Lighin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 313

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    the place of the upright churn. There are two kinds of barrel churns, the fixed churn, and the revolving churn. The fixed churn rests on stand. In the fixed churn there are beaters which are revolved outside by a handle. In the revolving churn there are boards attached to the inside of it, and when the barrel is revolving the cream strikes against these boards, and in that way butter is made. The revolving churn 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
    John Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockroe, Co. Cork