School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0773, Page 111
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- (continued from previous page)them to catch the flies to keep them from tormenting the cows.
- When a cow would calf a half-crown was always put in bottom of the bucket when milking for luck.People put red strings up in the cow house for luck.When the men are milking they sing because the cows like it and stand still
- When the men are milking they whistle to keep the cows quiet. When the cows are being milked nobody should go near them to disturb them.Long ago people used to have their cows in the kitchen.
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- Informant
- Mr Hill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
