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School: Rooskey (roll number 4800)

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Roosky, Co. Roscommon
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Luke Caslin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0257, Page 053

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    sized one, and is very easy to move around. We churn once every week, and get three pounds of butter. There are five hoops on our churn to keep it together. The hoops are made of iron and are very strong.
    Teresa Noonan, Cloonafill,
    Ruskey, Co. Roscommon.
    14 March '38
    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
    Teresa Noonan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonaufill, Co. Roscommon