School: Rath (roll number 5391)
- Location:
- Rath, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Miss Palmer
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- Nowadays there is a churn in almost every home. It is a very useful article to the owner of a cow and could hardly be done without.
We have a churn at home. It is two feet nine inches high and two feet broad at the top and bottom. Its sides are straight and it is about six years old.
It is an ordinary dash churn and therefore there are not many parts in it, the lid, dash and claubin being the most important.
The dash is moved upwards and downwards by a large wheel. There is a spindle under the ground going from(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Geraghty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 43
- Address
- Fearmore, Co. Westmeath
