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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

Location:
Teerelton, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0339, Page 074

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  1. Local Fairs (continued)

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    is a patent taken out for a fair in a certain district or town no fair can be legally held within a radius of six or seven miles from this appointed spot.
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  2. Churning

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    In recent years churning is not carried on in the home in this district as butter is made in the creameries instead; however some of the farmers held to the custom until quite recently. It was a very interesting process. The barrel was on a stand about three feet high with a handle on each end of it which served to turn the beaters on the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Daniel Burns
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Teerelton, Co. Cork
    Informant
    John Lucey
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    43
    Address
    Lisnacuddy, Co. Cork