School: An Cheapach (roll number 14508)
- Location:
- Cappagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Seosamh G. Ó Cléirigh
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- When people are calling the hens they say "tiocfaidh"
When they are calling in the ducks they say "Wheel"
When they are calling the turkeys say "biadh" biadh
When they are putting in the cows they say "How How"
They put straw under the cows for a bed. When a cow calfs the people tie a red rag to her tail so that she would bring good luck. Some people bring out a blessed candle and burn some of the hair of the cows. They milk her two hours after she calfing and give a drop of it to the calf. There is a straw rope put around the calfs foot and the cows are tied by a chain which is put around their necks.
When a person is trying to take the hatch of a hen they put her under a box.
If a person spills a drop of milk they god speed it
Mary Lohan
age 15
- Collector
- Mary Lohan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
