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School: Dromseanbhoth (B.)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 404

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    As cow is not as large as a horse. Some cows have horns while others have not. A cow is very useful because if not for the cow people would not live without her milk. Long ago people tied the cows by the horns with a rope to a stake. Nowadays they are tied by a chain, round the neck and attached to a stake by a ring. People long ago used to tie a red flannel cloth of the cow's tail the day her time was up because they believed if they did not do that she would be over-looked. They also did this when they were going to bring a cow to a fair. The place where cows sleep is called a byre. The cows sleep on a stand. There is a shore between the two stands about a yard wide called the "gropadh" in which the manure is.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumgorman, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Bernard
    Relation
    Parent
    Address
    Drumgorman, Co. Leitrim