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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 063

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    Churning.
    My Grandmother lived one time in a house in "Drehidtrasna" and she had a cow. One time when she went to churn butter the cream turned into froth. She sold the cow and bought another one and for a while the butter was good. After about a month or two the cream again turned into froth.
    One day a little red haired man came in and asked her for a drink of water. She said "Sit down and I'll give you a drink of milk".
    While he was taking milk he said "Your butter was taken from you some time ago" and my Grandmother told him of
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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
    Charlotte Wilson
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Charles Wilson
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Adare, Co. Limerick