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School: Kyle (An Chill) (roll number 4442)

Location:
Kyle, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Cathasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0397, Page 083

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    I have no churn at home but a churn is kept by Mr. Leonard who lives not far from my house. The old name for a churn in my locality was a meashar or a cuigheann. The length of the churn is three feet and the height of it is three feet. The name of a part of the churn is the beaters. There is a glass on the top of the churn and the name of the person who made it is on the side of it.
    Butter is made twice a week in Summer and once a week in Winter. It is according to the number of cows that the butter is made. If a man had twenty cows he could make two churns but if he
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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
    Patrick Cooney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyglassin, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr E. Loughlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballykilty, Co. Cork