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  1. The Churn

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    The Churn
    4th April 1938
    There are two kinds of churns; barrel churn and a dash churn. You would know that the butter in the barrel churn is made by the noise of the milk. When you would be making the churn and if anybody came in while you would be making the churn they should take a start of it or if they did not they would take the butter. To make a churn it takes an half ho
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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
    Nellie Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs T. Patrick Digedan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryulk Middle, Co. Clare