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School: Ballycastle Boys' (roll number 14290)

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Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0140, Page 174

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    The parts of the churn are the dash, the lid and the handle. The butter is made about twice a week in summer and once a week in winter. My father makes the churning but every one in the house takes a turn at it.
    Any stranger who comes into the house in which the churn is being made should help to make it. It is said that if they do not they will bring the butter home with them. It takes about twenty minutes to finish the churning.
    The churning is done by hand with this churn. The dash is kept turning all the time. It is easy to know when the churn
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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
    Paddy Kelly
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Ballycastle, Co. Mayo