School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 265

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  1. We have three cows, two blacks and the other one grey. We have eight calves.
    The cows are in a house for themselves and we have no name on it other than the cow-house. It is a stone building with a thatched roof. It is plastered to the inside but not to the outside. The floor is partly flagged and paved.

    The cows are tied with chains that are fastened by means of a large staple to a plank which runs parallel with the wall, about eighteen inches out from it, and resting on the floor.
    After a cow calves, and before the first milking, a live coal is taken to the stable, and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael F. Marley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Dominick Marley
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Islandmore, Co. Mayo