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School: Dunleer (B.) (roll number 1306)

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Dunleer, Co. Louth
Teacher:
M. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0673, Page 239

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  1. Churning

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    1. Every farmer has a churn. Long ago it was only a dash churn that they used, but now the new make is a twisting churn. The twister is shaped round like a barrel, and it has a handle with which it is twisted when churning.
    2. When making preparations for churning the churn is washed out with hot water and then rinsed out with cold water. Then the milk is put in to the churn and a mug full of water is added to every two crock fulls. The Lid is then put
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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
    James Englishby
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth
    Informant
    Mr James Englishby
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunleer, Co. Louth