School: Kilskeer (B.) (roll number 1421)
- Location:
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Teachers: Máirtín Ó Loingsigh R. Ó Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0704, Page 268
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- The churn is a very important part of the dairy equipment, without it we can have neither butter or butter-milk. In olden times the churning of milk was very heavy work as the churning of milk was working by a dash, by this way the churn got its name (the dash churn) by this means it took from half an hour to an hour to finish. The churning was often done by the woman of the house. There was a churn worked by the horse in time gone by but only by the well to do farmers. The horse by going in a circle outside worked the churn inside by means of a left and a cog-wheel.
The modern churn is easily worked usually called end over end churn. It is fitted in a frame and turned by a handle. Its spins end over and in a short time if the churn is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Carolan
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Joe Daly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilskeer, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Joseph Carolan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Crossakeel, Co. Meath
