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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

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Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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    We have a machine churn at home. We work it by turning a handle. We also have an old churn. It is about four feet high.
    It is round in shape, but is wider at the bottom than the top. It is eighteen inches in diameter at the bottom. It tapers up to three and a half feet. It is only twelve inches in diameter at that height. It then gets wider again, and is fifteen inches in
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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
    Mary Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon