School: Cnoc an Bhile (roll number 14426)
- Location:
- Knockavilla, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Edward Cussen
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0582, Page 275
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- (continued from previous page)district and up to twenty years ago there were headstones around the field.
Pádraig Ó Lanagain
Cill-mórChurning:-
I never saw any churning done but I often saw the churns in which it was done. Two different sorts of churn were there an up right one and a sound barrel.
The upright one was worked by a staff with a cross on the end of it. That was moved up and down by the dairy until all the (sacs..?) were used at the churning.
If a neighbour came in while the churning was going on and
- Churning:-
I never saw any churning done but I often saw the churns in which it was done. Two different sorts of churns weree there an upright one and a round barrel.
The upright one was worked by a staff with a cross on the end of it. That was moved up and down y the dairy by the da until all the sacs were broken.
Many pisogas were used at the churning.
If a neighbour came in while the churning was going on and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pádruig Ó Lanagáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Tipperary
