School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)
- Location:
- Monaseed, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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- We have a churn and it is called an End-Over-End. It was bought in John Bolger's, Gorey. Its height is about four feet and a half and it is round at the top. It is shaped like a barrell.We generally churn about twice a week, and my sister and my mother usually churn. It takes about three quarters of an hour to churn, and if a friend came in he would take a hand in the churning, and if he did not it is said that he would take the butter.The churn consists of a lid, a handle, and a frame for holding the churn up.There are some screws on the lid for keeping it on. It is made of cedar wood. There is a plug in the middle of the side for letting the milk out. Some of the milk is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Denis Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- James Carton
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 87
- Address
- Coolthawn, Co. Wexford
