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School: Bredagh Glen (roll number 14635)

Location:
Bredagh Glen, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 131

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    dish and a knife is put through it to take any hairs or motes out of it. It is weighed out in pounds or half-pounds. The scales that it is weighed with are made at home. Two square pieces of board identicaly the same size, and a piece of stick about one foot and a half and about two yards of string are got to make the scales.
    The churning is mostly done with a churn staff.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Siubhan Ní Chatháin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal