School: Dungimmon
- Location:
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 117
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- The animals that are kept on our farm, are, the cow, calves, goats, sheep, cats. The cow is called "Pruggy". When we are driving her out of the field we say "Come on Pruggy".
When we are calling the calves home "Suckey, Suckey"
The cow house is a thatched house with a door on the front, and two windows on the back. Inside there are stakes in the ground. It is called the byre. The cow is tied by the neck to a stake.
On Palm Sunday blessed Palm is hung in the cowhouse.
If a person comes into the cowhouse while you are milking they say "God bless the work".
Once upon a time there was a certain man,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Meg Reilly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Thomas Reilly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Dungummin Lower, Co. Cavan
