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School: An Cnoc (B.) (roll number 16122)

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Knock, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0108, Page 270

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    We have a churn at home. It is about three ft. high on ft and a half wide. There is a mark on the top of the churn to tell where the lid should be set.
    A churning is made three times a week. If a stranger came in while the churning was being made he or she would have to help with the churning lest the butter would be brought. It takes half an hour in Summer a ? in witer to make a churning. When the butter is on the dash we know the churning is made. There was a family living in Churchfield long ago and they
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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
    Patrick Philips
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonturnaun, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Thomas Phillips
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Cloonturnaun, Co. Mayo