School: Cornagon (roll number 15690)

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1. Wooden Vessels (continued)

   

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   to each other. If this was not done the lot of cakes would come out of the bucket stuck together in one lump. The noggins and "crannshins" and the wooden spoons are not to be had nowadays but in some very old houses a noggin is still to be found or an old wooden spoon but they are never looked at and are fallen into dis-use. There are no wooden buckets to be got now but earthenware crocks are used in some places instead of wooden buckets but they too are now falling into dis-use. there is hardly a crock as far as i know in my district now but gallons and steel buckets are used. There are enamel buckets (usually white) used for holding the milk before it was churned. When the people were churning they had a "trencher" on which they took the butter when it is churned. The "trencher" is made of wood and is the same shape as a plate. Nearly all the wooden vessels that the people used long ago and which were nearly all home made are now falling into disuse and the people now buy nearly all the vessels (are in the shops, and this) they therefore spend more money. the crocks were also used for holding lukewarm water and seeds and oatmeal from which bulls milk was made. this bulls milk is ate with the porridge and is sometimes put into the tea were drank out of the noggins. The children of each house used the "noggins" and the father and the mother had sometimes a mug or a cup out of which they drank the tea or milk.

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
            1. coopering (~87)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Madge Rourke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Corrabarrack, Co. Leitrim