School: Bán Riabhach, Old Leighlin

Location:
Baunreagh, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhurchadha
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    in the stable to keep the horse from kicking each other. The stall is made from timber. The fodder we give our homes is hay and oats. Some people give their horses the prickly leafage of the furze ground with a machine. The horses are shod by a smith. He makes the shoes first he measures the horses hoofs and then he makes the shoes and beats them unto the same shape as the horses hoofs. The horses are clipped in November.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Baunreagh, Co. Carlow
    Informant
    William Bergin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Baunreagh, Co. Carlow