School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)evening. When they are not at the gate I say "Pruggy" "Pruggy". When they lift their feet when I'm milking them I say Herish Herish. Our cow house is slated. There is a loft over the cow house on which hay is put during the Winter months to feed the cows with.
The cows in this district are tied with a chain around the neck. In olden times the people used to go around the fields taking the milk from the cows. The old people used to tie two sticks in the shape of a cross. It was believed to keep away witchcraft.
Milk taking was very common long ago. I heard the following story about milk taking. One Summer's morning a man from the district was bringing in the cow's out of the field. He saw a white hare sucking one of the cows. He went in and called out his son Seán with the grey-hound. As soon as the dog saw the hare, the hair stood straight on his back, and he made after her. The father and son followed them(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Doyle
- Gender
- Male
