School: Faughalstown (roll number 9622)
- Location:
- Faughalstown, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Gabhann
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- (continued from previous page)of palm used ot be put in the cow-house for luck.
The horse-stable has wooded sides, an iron roof and a paved floor. There is a manger in each division of the stable where the hay is kept for the horse. During the night the horses are tied. The halter is put on the horse's head and is tied by means of a rope to an iron ring on the manger.
Horses are not shod till they are about a year and six months old. For a good while after they are shod first the shoes are changed fairly often, but after a while they are left on till they are worn or fall off.
When the horse has to travel on a slippy road the shoes are sharpened. The horse's tail is not(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Haughey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs R. Clinton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gartlandstown, Co. Westmeath
