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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 231

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    There are different churns for churning in this locality the one we use in our home is a dash churn it is shaped like a barrel. The different parts are; the dash, the joggler, and lid. The butter is made twice a week the churning is done by the women of the house and anyone who comes in gives a hand. It generally take an hour to churn. When the butter comes up between the dash and the lid the person knows it is churning. Water is added to help to separate the butter from the milk.
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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
    Dannie Edwards
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Carrowkeel, Co. Offaly