School: Moynalty (B.)
- Location:
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Uillford Ó Maoilmhichil
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0705, Page 417
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- The farm animals we have at home are the cow, the horse, the sheep, the pig, the dog and the fowl such as hens, ducks, geese, and turkeys. The cows have got names such as "Polly" because she is a polly cow, and "Kitty" because she is quiet. When driving the cows in or out of a field a person says "how", "how." When a person wants a cow to stand he says "terish." The house in which the cows are kept is called a cowshed. It is a long stone building about thirty feet long and ten feet high and has an zinc roof. There is a window on it to give light. The floor is a paved floor made of stone and clay. The manger is made of poles and is three feet from the gable wall and it is two feet high. There are chains tied to upright stakes and the cows are tied to these by the neck. Some cows are tied by roops made of hay and others are tied by a roop called a "spancel." A piece of palm is hung in the cows shed to bring luck on the cows. The hens are called by "tuk", "tuk" and the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Moynalty, Co. Meath
