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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 12_049

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    or turn at the churning. If people come in during churning they make the churn before they go out again. They make the churning because if they went out without making it, they would bring the butter with them.
    The churning takes a quarter of an hour to make. The churning is dome by hand.
    These are different parts of the churn. The churn, the churn-dash, the lid, the caisín [?], (is the upper part of the churn's body), the cláirín, is a
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peigí C. Ní Oistín
    Gender
    Female