School: Shannow
- Location:
- Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 254
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Churning is done in all farm houses throughout the country about once a week in the Summer and about once every fortnight in the Winter.
There are different kinds of churns used. The most popular of churns is the dash churn. It is between three and four ft high. It is wide at the bottom and narrows gradually near the top and then it(continues on next page)
