School: Béal Átha Feorainne (B.) (roll number 1866)
- Location:
- Ballyforan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M.S. Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0271B, Page 03_006
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- 12-1-38Our churn is like a barrel with a dash in it. It is about three feet in height, it is about two feet and a half at the bottom and it is getting narrow until it comes to about a foot of the top. It gets wide again. It is about the same at the top as bottom. There is a hole in the for the dash to work through. The dash works upwards and downwards. It is harder to churn the milk in winter than in summer. My father churns the milk. When he begins to churn he puts a coal under the churn and a grain of on the lid so as to save the butter. When any(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anthony Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowkeel, Co. Roscommon
