School: Clonahard, Longford (roll number 14281)
- Location:
- Cloonahard, Co. Longford
- Teachers: Mrs Vaughan Miss Ellis
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 159
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- (continued from previous page)one at all."Everyone to his own taste" as the woman said when she kissed he cow
- I have no cows but Mrs Kearney has some but she has no names on them Some people who have a sheep dog bring him with them and he brings home the cows by barking
Other people shout "Puugshin" come home and the come when the hear the call.
There is a house called the byre where the cows are put in to be milked night and morning. Each cow has a stall for herself and each cow has to be tied round the neck with a chain so that she cannot break out.
Some people hang up a horse shoe to bring good luck(continues on next page) - Collector
- Peggy Connaughton
- Gender
- Female
