School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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- It was the custom for every farmer to have a churn and a seperator (sic) as they are most useful.There are different kinds of churns. Our churn is about two feet high, the bottom is a foot wide, the top is a half a foot wide, the sides are round and it is two years old. The various parts are - the dash, lid, barrel and the stand.Long ago there was a churn and it was called a foot churn because it was worked by foot and resembled a sewing-machine. It used to go from side to side and the person had only to sit(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Hayes
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Hayes
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Bawn, Co. Tipperary