School: Ballyhaise
- Location:
- Ballyhaise, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Thos. Plunkett
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0973, Page 378
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- At home we churn now in a small 8 gallon can. We have a wooden lid which fits down about 4 ins. from the top of the can with a hole 3 ins. in diameter in the middle to let the handle of the dash up and down. The dash is a circular piece of wood about 8 ins. in diameter in which is sunk four shamrock shaped holes. A handle resembling a broom handle is fitted into it and we move this dash by hand up and down.
We have a churn used by our grandfather. It is made of oak and the sides slop inwards about half a foot. It is 3ft. in diameter at the top and bottom and 2 ft. in diameter in the middle. It is 4 ft. high and is made up of 15 staves. There are 3 iron hoops on it one each on top and bottom and one in the middle. It is fitted with a big lid made in one piece with a hole 4 ins. in diameter. There is a cuppeen made of solid hollowed out oak 6 ins. in diameter at the the top and through the bottom(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rosaleen Johnston
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 15
- Informant
- Bernard Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 69
- Address
- Carrickmore, Co. Cavan
