School: Baile an Daingin (B) (roll number 1676)

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1. Farm Animals - The Cow (continued)

   

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   used to strain the milk with a cloth which they called a nopigan. When they would be milking they used sing.
   When she would be milked they used put a cross on the cow with froth. When they would be driving the cow they used say "hurch." They used have a horse shoe hanging inside on the back door for luck. When a person would be milking and if the cow did not stay quite he would say, "Fan an socair."
   When they would be bringing the cow in the evening they would stand at the gate and say "hurch, hurch," and cow would come to them. When a cow would be after calfing they used boil milk and it used to get hard this this used to be called "beastings" milk. They used boil bread in the milk which was called sops. This custom is still observed in neighbourhood. When a cow would be after calfing they used tie a red rag to the calf's tail. This custom is still observed in my locality for the past thirty years.
   They had no lanterns at that time. They used put a lighting candle in a can to show them light. They used

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Grogan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Newtown South, Co. Mayo

   Informant

   Thomas Gilmore

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   71

   Address

   Ballindine, Co. Mayo