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School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

Location:
Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Berchmans
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    celed, but at milking time they spancel them. A spancel is a piece of rope with a loop in one end and a knot in the other.
    People say that if a cow does not know one it will not give milk so freely as it would if it did. There are people and when they are driving the cattle in or out of a field they say suk-suk. to a calve and "sup sup" to a cow.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Leen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Paal East, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mrs Leen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Paal East, Co. Cork