School: Ballyglass (roll number 14642)
- Location:
- An Baile Glas Thiar, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- The Churn 16-3-1938
The churn we use is a barrell churn it is shaped like a barrell.
It is made of timber and iron.
It is different churn to the one used long ago. The churn we use is worked this way. The churn is put up on a stand and the whole churn is twisted about by means of a handle. There is a lid about two feet wide on it and there is a little glass on the lid and by means of that glass we know when the butter is made.
The churn used long ago was called a plunge churn it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Tarpey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Baile Glas Thoir, Co. na Gaillimhe
