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School: Killesk

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Killesk, Co. Wexford
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Margt. Sutton
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0873, Page 079

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    We have a churn at home, it is an end over end churn. There are two handles on it. It is a very old churn. The butter is made twice weekly in the Summer and once a week in Winter. Long ago horse churns were used. A horse was yoked outside and a spindle going through the wall and a sort of a barrel inside with large beaters inside it. You would see the mark of the horse at the present day.
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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
    Kathleen Forristal
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Reeves
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    73
    Address
    New Ross, Co. Wexford