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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
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S. Savage
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0988, Page 194

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    I have a churn at home. It is nine years of age. It is on a stand and is called an "end over end" churn. My mother churns the milk and if strangers come into the house they give the handle a few twists so that they would not bring the butter.
    The churning is done by hand and is done in a twisting manner. It takes about one hour to churn. We churn three times a week in Summer and twice a week in Winter.
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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
    May Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan