School: Raharney (B.)

Location:
Raharney, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Ó Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0727, Page 044

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  1. Churn making was carried out in Longwood by Jack Mac Carr's son in law. He gets oak wood and saws it into small boards. Then he makes a circle of the boards puts hoops around the wood and nails them on to the wood, then he puts the bottom under it.
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