School: Stonetown, Louth (roll number 16431)
- Location:
- Baile na Cloiche Íochtarach, Co. Lú
- Teacher: P. Ó Dubháin
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- Ours is a "dash" churn and the diameter of the top is 18 inches and the bottom 12 inches, and it is 33 inches high. The upper portion of it is called the "crib".
Sometimes, both milk and cream are poured in, but when milk is plentiful, only the cream is put in. Before starting to churn, a small wooden-cup is placed down over the dash and left resting on the lid to prevent the milk from dashing up through the hole in which stands the dash. This(continues on next page)