School: Ceann Tuirc (roll number 9317)
- Location:
- Kinturk, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Lochlainn
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called by different names by everyone.They are called according to their colour such as Red cow,White cow,Black cow and grey cow.
The people called the cabin they sleep in the cow's cabin.Every cow knows her own place.There would be a big stick going across and three chains in it for three cows.The old people still say that milk is taken from cows very early on May Day.
long ago there was a fairy cow travelling around Corofin.The people called her "An Glas Gaibhneach".She used give milk to everyone no matter how big the vessel would be she would fill it.One day a woman brought out a strainer to know would she fill it.But she was milking and milking until at last she saw the cow was dying(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Reidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr James Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Glenletternafinny, Co. Clare
