School: Baile Dháithí, Dunlavin
- Location:
- Baile Dháith, Co. Chill Mhantáin
- Teacher: Róisín Bhreathnach
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- The usual height of a dash-churn is three feet Its diameter is one and a half feet.
The churn is made up of different parts, - the body which holds the milk, the lid which is put on the body to keep the milk from splashing out, the dash, which is a long stick with two boards about four inches wide nailed cross-ways on the top. It comes out through a hole in the centre of the lid.
During Winter, milk is only churned once a(continues on next page)- Collector
- Birdie Flynn
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 16
- Address
- Baile an Bhrioscmhálaigh, Co. Chill Mhantáin