School: Coill na Leac
- Location:
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: P. Mac Geibheannaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Cow, The Old Grey Cow. They are all tied with chains around each of their necks, and also tied to six stakes. The place where they are kept is called A "byre".
- We have six cows and four calves at home. There are no names on any of them. We keep them out in day-time, and put them in at night. The house we keep them in is called a "byre".
We tie them to stakes with chains by their necks. - Collector
- Kathleen Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilnaleck, Co. Cavan
- We have three cows, two goats, a donkey and a sow and pigs. The cows names are the Red Cow, Grey Cow and the Kerry Cow. The cows are tied by their necks with a chain to a stake in a house called the byre. The chains are bought in the shops.
The place where we keep the donkey is called in is called a stable. We never clip the donkey. We give him oats and hay to eat.
