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School: Croisín (Crusheen) (B. & C.)

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Crusheen, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Mac Bruaideadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593B, Page 13_015

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  1. The Churn

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    The Churn 9-3'38

    We have a churn at home.It is an old churn and it is called the staff-churn. It is about three feet in height and it is eighteen inches in width bottom and top.It is about twenty years in use.The names of the parts of the churn are ,the churn -staff the cover ,and the cup.The butter is made once a week in Winter and twice a week in Summer .In olden times the people believed that their neighbours could take the butter .Long ago the people were very
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. butter and churns (~3,280)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dóirín Ní hAnnracháin
    Gender
    Female