School: Rathmore, Tullow
- Location:
- Rathmore, Co. Carlow
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonchobhair
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0910, Page 075
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- the following is a list of the farm animals at home:-
two cows
two pigs
one pony
five ducks
two horses
fifty hens
one goat
thirty chickens
three bullocks
one cat
two calves
one dog
the bow
the cows names are peg and kit. when driving the cows they say pop. the cowhouse is about fifty feet long and about twenty feet wide. the walls are of stone and the roof is sheet iron. the cow is tied with a chain on the neck. the cowhouse has a window with no glass in it and a door on it which is closed at night. the cow is sometimes hand to be milked. then they are tied by the horns or legs. tying a cow by the legs is called spancelling. an old horse shoe is hung up in the cowhouse to bring luck on the stock. the people milk in a gallon or a bucket. when they are finished milking they make the sign of the cross on the cows back with milk or say god bless you. when finished they strain the milk.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Gretta Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Straboe, Co. Carlow
