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School: Creewood (roll number 5331)

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Creewood, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Chearnacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0715, Page 239

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    We have a churn at home. It is about four feet high. It is about two and a half feet wide. The sides are round. There are three small lines on the top of the churn and three lines on the lid. This is to show where to put the lid on the churn. These lines should be opposite each other. The other parts of the churn are the dash and the lid. It is about twelve years old. Butter is made four times a
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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
    Ellen Field
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath
    Informant
    Thomas Field
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Creewood, Co. Meath