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School: Bun

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Bun, Co. Offaly
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C. Ní Mhaolghuala
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0817, Page 156

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    shapes it like a brick. that is how we make our butter. We churn twice a week in the Summer time and once a week in Winter. It takes an hour in Winter and in Summer a half hour. There is an old saying about churning. It is said that if anybody comes into the house and the churning going on and if they do not say "give me a turn at it", afraid I'll take the
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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
    Bridget Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Lumcloon, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mrs Guinan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60