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School: Clinstown (roll number 4193)

Location:
Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
S. Ó Dúnlaing
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0865, Page 532

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    [Drawing]
    Butter is made twice a week in Winter, and once a week in summer. There is a hole in the side of the churn to let out the buttermilk.
    Our workman does the churning. The churning takes ten or fifteen minutes. The churn is a ten gallon holder.
    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
    Peggy Carrigan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Clintstown, Co. Kilkenny