School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)
- Location:
- Claremorris, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: an tSiúr Síle
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0098, Page 417
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- Farm animals: horse, cow, pig, donkey, goat, sheep, and calf.
Domestic animals: dog, cat, hen, chicken, goose, and duck.
The cows are mostly tied by a chain. Some time ago they were tied by a "cannaisg" (made from straw) which was first passed through a "lorgnán". It had an eye on one end and a knot on the other. When they are cross in the field they put a (tring) tying on them called a "side-lang". The names the cows have are Polly, Daisy, Pansy, Strawberry, Darkie, and Pixie. Some people hang a horse-shoe in the stable. Some people do not give away milk on May Day. Others do, but they put a small drop of water in it before giving it away. This is supposed to keep the butter in the milk. When a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edna Killeen
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Claremorris, Co. Mayo
