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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
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S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 208

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  1. Churning

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    We have a churn at home.
    It is a very small churn.
    It is about two feet wide in the top and bottom.
    All the sides are round and sloped in the centre.
    The various parts of the churn are called the dash, the lid, the butter spades, the trensher, the pail, and the cup.
    Butter is made twice a week in the Summer and once in the Winter. The people of the house do the churning and if any strangers come in during the churning they help at the work.
    It is and old saying that it is unlucky to go out without taking the dash. The churning takes a
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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
    Maggie Dolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Thomas Dolan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloncovet, Co. Cavan