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School: An Cheapach, Askeaton

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Cappagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Henry Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0502, Page 122

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  1. Churning

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    Churns are not as plentiful now as in days gone by. There are several kinds of churns. There is a barrel churn and is turned by a small pony or a donkey. The barrel churn is round in shape and it is about five feet high. Before creameries were established people made the butter at home with a churn. They generally used to make it with barrel churn because it used only take about a half an hour to make butter and it would take about three times as long with any other churn.
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    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
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