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School: Ballyellis (roll number 1766)

Location:
Ballyellis, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
P. Fitzgerald
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0894, Page 121

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    On a Churn
    We have a churn at home. It is an end over-end churn. It is three feet six inches high and two feet wide. The sides are round It is eight years old It is a forty gallon churn.
    My sister churns and makes the butter. It takes about half an hour to churn. We churn three times a week in Summer and twice a week in Winter. We know when the glass
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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
    Owen Doyle
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyellis, Co. Wexford