School: Kilmessan (B.) (roll number 4210)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Brian S. Pléimeann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0691, Page 159
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- (continued from previous page)to bring bad luck to a place. The eat small insects and potatoes and stale bread. You call the guinea hens the same way you call the hens.
- Cows are animals that are fed with hay, turnips and cracked oats. Their names are prog, prog: They are given water to drink. They are tied with chains. They are put in cows' stable a night. Hay is put in the mangers for them. The cows give milk morning and evening. They are let out in the morning. They are put over to a drink each morning. They come when they are called by their names. In the evening hay is put in for the cattle. Some cattle are given hay in the fields. The shed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringlestown, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Thomas Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ringlestown, Co. Meath
