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School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)

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Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 214

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    In every house in the district there is a churn. Ours is a small box churn and it is forty inches at the top and forty six at the bottom. We have it about seven or eight years. The dash is inside in the churn and is connected to a handle outside. The pieces of wood which make up the churn are called the staves and they are kept in places by hoops. There is also a close-fitting lid on the churn. The milk must be at a certain temperature before it can be churned and if it is too hot or too cold water is added. The churning is done once a week in Winter and twice a week in Summer. When
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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
    Mona Montgomery
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Patrick Scott
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Streamstown, Co. Westmeath