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School: Staghall

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Staghall, Co. Cavan
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G. Mc Govern
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 029

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  1. Churning

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    We have a churn at home. It is a very big churn. It is about four feet high. It is round in shape. It is round in shape. It is a hand churn.
    The various parts in it are the dash, the lid and the coppon or the splash preventer. My mother and my sister always churn. We churn twice a week in the Summer and once a week in the Winter. If strangers come in while churning is in in operation they are supposed to take a "brash". If they do not
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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
    Delia Gaffney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacon, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Mrs Gaffney
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumacon, Co. Cavan