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School: Killymarley (roll number 15398)

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Killymarly, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
Bean Uí Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0957, Page 297

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    both made and repaired churns. Churns were of different sizes and were bought according to the number of cows. There were one cow churns, two cow churns, three cow churns and so on.
    The butter made by our ancestors has never been surpassed. There were hogsheads - resembling a tub only not so wide - and the butter was packed tightly in this. When quite full the lid was pressed down air-tight. It might take two or three months to fill one of these hogsheads. The hogshead was taken to the market and sold.
    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
    Hilda Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Hillhall, Co. Monaghan