School: Ráth Ciaragáin (Mount Bolus)
- Location:
- Rathkeeragan, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: S. Mac Giolla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0809, Page 169
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- (continued from previous page)When we call them they com roaring to us. We have asses at home also and when we call them they come running to us we give them mangle and hay.
- The animals of our farms are cows, horses, calves and a goat. The names of our cows a\are driving them out we do say "Hick, Hick, Hick." Our cow house is slated and there are seven mangers in it. We do tie the cows with a chain and a crook in the end of it to keep the chin on the cows neck.
- We have a lot of animals at home. We have horses and cows, and calves, sheep, and ass and a goat to bring(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Costello
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappagowlan, Co. Offaly
