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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 324

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    Our church is made from timber, with iron whoops round it, to make it strong. It is shaped like a barell only that the churn is widder on the top. There is a lid for it, and a churn-dash for churning the milk. We have it about ten years. The butter is got according to the quantity of milk that's churned. Strangers that call in when there is a churning making. According to old customs they are always supposed to help for a few minutes.
    If they didn't help it is supposed there would be no butter on that milk. The churn-dash beats the cream
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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
    Maureen Mc Keon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreenaseer, Co. Roscommon