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School: Killegar (roll number 5684)

Location:
Killygar, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Robert Adams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 282

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    built of stone and it is thatched. It is called a byre. Each cow is tied in between two stakes called "bails". They are never tied by the horns or legs. The bails are tied at the top with an iron hasp.
    They are home made. Some cows are tied by the neck with a chain and other cows are tied with a trammel.
    Some people hang up a branch of a Rowan tree on May morning to bring luck on the stock. Horses are tied to a manger with a head-collar. Our stable is built of stone and it is thatched.
    My fathers fodders the horses with hay and oats every morning and evening. He brings the horses to the forge when they want shoes on them and the blacksmith
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Isabella Margaret Spotten
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumercross, Co. Leitrim