School: Ballycorus (roll number 8294)
- Location:
- Ballycorus, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Nic Shionóid
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- (continued from previous page)the cow stable. The cows are tied in rows to the manger into which their food is put. They are tied from the neck. A chain is attached to the manger and this is loosely fastened by a hook around the cows neck. A horseshoe which is believed to bring luck is often nailed to the inside of the stable door. This horse shoe must not be new but an old one which has been picked up when lost by a horse.When pigs are being called the farmer says muck, muck for hens he uses chuck, chuck, for turkeys yeb, yeb.
- We have a churn at home, it is about three feet in hight. When the butter is near done, little lumps of butter comes on the handle of the dash. In the summer if the weather is very hot, luke warm water is used, but in the winter themilk needs very hot water, and this water is used to bring to bring the butter on(continues on next page)
