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School: Baile Uí Mhurchadha, Borris

Location:
Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Michael Ó Seachnasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0904, Page 073

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    is shod in the forge. There are four shoes put on an ass. There are 6 nails put in each shoe. Asses were plentifuller in olden times than they are now
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    The Pig
    The pigs kept in this district are all white in colour. A young pig is called a bonham. The people in this district use an Irish word when calling the pigs for Instance "deoc" "hurrish. When a pig is aboujt 4 months old she is called a caisóg.
    A Dog
    The dogs that are kept in the district are shepherd dogs and terriors. The shepherd dog is used on the farm and the terrior is a small dog, he is used for hunting rabbits out of burrows. Dogs are of different colours. Some dogs are white others are black others are red and others grey.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mosie Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballymurphy, Co. Carlow