School: Clonmel Convent (roll number 12180)

Location:
Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Sr M. Peadar
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0567C, Page 04_017

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  1. In olden days before the advent of the creamery system, butter was made on a large scale at the farmer's house. In some districts they had a long narrow churn with an opening on the lid, where a long stick with a cross on the end was raised up and down. When the cream would be in the churn the person would keep shaking it up and down until the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Connolly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs R. Deady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clonmel, Co. Tipperary