School: Ballinacliffy

Location:
Ballynacliffy, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
A. Ní Dhubhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0747, Page 202

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  1. We have a dash churn at home. It is three feet high and two feet broad. The sides are curved in. It takes a half an hour to churn with it. Three or four people take the dash in their turns and churn the milk. Long ago the people put a coal under the churn when they were churning to keep the fairies from bringing the butter.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Reid
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Mrs Reid
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    84