School: Coracrin
- Location:
- Corracrin, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: E. Ní Dhuibhghlinn
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The cure for rhumitism is to slice beetroot steep it in stout and a pinck of saltpetre.
Tessie Fields, Cornacrieve. Emyale.
Co Monaghan - We have a churn at home.
It is a dash churn.
4 feet high, and 3 quarter ft wide at the top and bottom.
It is 40 years old
The churn is in two parts.
The lower part is called the legging, and the upper part is called the crib.
The sides are around.
There are 7 bands or hoops around the churn.
There are two handles on the churn opposite each other.
There is also a hole on the churn which fits inside from the top the churn staff as it is locally called comes through the centre of the lid and a person gets hold of the(continues on next page)- Collector
- Elizabeth Savage
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tully, Co. Monaghan