School: Kilmagner, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 11337)
- Location:
- Kilmagner, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Scannail
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- (continued from previous page)have mostly all english names, but our Naster told us that in other districts the cows have all Irish names. All those names are associated by their feature. If the cow was white she would be called Bánny. A thief cow is called a bó bhrodach.
It is by chains we tie our cows. The chains are tied on to a post, there is a runner on the end of the chain so the chains can run up and down the post. The cows have a lot more ease with the chains than with the bails. The people of the district never tie their cows by the horns, but of course, if people had only one or two cows they might tie them. If a crow were cross she could be tied above the hocks with a short(continues on next page)
