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School: Castlecuffe, Mountmellick (roll number 8749)

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Castlecuffe, Co. Laois
Teacher:
J. Devereux
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 126

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    butter away with them. It generally takes half an hour to do the churning. The churning is done by hand. It is being turned by means of a handle while the churning is been done. There is a little bit of glass on the lid of the churn, and when little white pips come on that, the butter is made. In the middle of the churning hot water is poured in, to make it easier to churn.It is said that there was a woman churning one day and a man came in to light his
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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
    Elizabeth Brennan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh, Co. Laois
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Daly
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolagh, Co. Laois