School: Cill a' Lachtáin

Location:
Killallaghtan, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó hAllmhuráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0316

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0028, Page 0316

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  1. The animals that are most common are, Cows, horses, sheep, pigs and the ass. When we are driving the cows we say "how up". The cow-house is a house for cows, in which there are mangers and ties for the cow, and boxes for mashing the cows in. It is called the cow-house or cow-barn. The cows are tied with a chain to a small stake that is driven in the ground or to iron pins that are driven in the (ground) walls. they are usually tied by the neck. The tyings
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Kilgannon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Kilgannon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cartron, Co. Galway