School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)
- Location:
- Cappagh More, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 063
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- (continued from previous page)two pieces of rope. We tied her from the horns to the leg which is called a "crumers". We put the other piece of rope from the hind leg to her front leg. Which is called a "side tying". From that day on she never tried to go into the meadow or into the turnips.
- Long a go they used tie a piece of timber or a piece of a bag to the breachy cow's two horns the way they wouldn't see because they used say that a cow tied with a rope would not give any milk.
- Collector
- Anna O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballybane West, Co. Cork
- Long ago when there were no creameries or Separators they used put the milk into earthenware pans until the end of the week. They they would skim the cream off and churn it. They used have wooden pails long ago for milking. There usen't be any handles on the buckets only shaped in the end so that(continues on next page)
