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School: Béal Átha Feorainne (C.) (roll number 15653)

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Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Áine Bean Uí Chuillin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271C, Page 12_003

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  1. Churning

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    26 -1 '38.
    Churning
    Long ago the old people had different ways of Churning. Every farmer has cows. The people milk the cows every morning and evening then it is brought in and strained into a clean basin and then it is left their for about five or six days in Winter and two days in Summer-time. And then the cream is taken out with a wooden spoon and in a crock
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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
    Bridget Killelea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Torpan More, Co. Roscommon