School: Wolfhill (roll number 3457)
- Location:
- Wolfhill, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubhlainn
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- We have no churn at home but the one I am going to describe belongs to Jim Comerford of Glasna. It is an end - over - end churn. It is about two feet long and there is a stand for holding it. There is a handle for turning the churn in the frame. There is a glass in the lid and when the glass gets clear the churning is finished. When they want to take the butter milk from the butter they pull a little plug out of the side of the churn and the buttermilk flows into a crock. While the churning is going on water is poured in. If any one comes in while the people are churning and he is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Rowan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glasna, Co. Laois
- Informant
- Patrick Conlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glasna, Co. Laois