School: Tighmhanach (roll number 15715)
- Location:
- Tivannagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mrs E. Jordan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0234, Page 377
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- We have a special house for each class of animal we keep, a cowhouse, a pighouse and a stable.
A cowhouse is built with stone or mortar with a zinc iron roof. The houses are built of different sizes according to the number of cattle to be housed. There are four or five posts driven in the ground on the width of the house with either chains or rope attached to each one to tie the cows with. Some people use ropes instead of chains as they are easier to cut than a chain in case of an accident or cows getting tangled up.
A pig house is usually smaller than a cowhouse. Some pig houses are built with mortar and stones and some with a concrete floor that can be swept out every day to keep the pigs dry and clean. In Winter there is a bed of straw put on the floor to keep them warm, but during the Summer there is no straw as they need to be cooler. In all outhouses people hang a medal of St. Benedict(continues on next page)
