School: Bennettschurch, Baile Mhic Cairbre
- Location:
- Graignagower, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Dhíomasaigh
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- (continued from previous page)manger is made by nailing boards from one end of the house to the other. The manger is two feet high and two feet wide. Bars of iron or wooden laths are placed in an upright position about six feet apart so that the horse can eat the hay through these bars. At some corner of the manger there is a box that the corn is put into for the horse. The horse's shoes are made of iron. The horse is trained by tying him up with leather belts with an iron bit in his mouth so as to make his mouth weak so as to be able to control him when he is put to work. Next he is trained to plough and car.
The cows are called by saying "poo-poo", the calves are called by saying "suc-suc", the pigs are called by saying "cluck-cluck-cluck", the donkeys and horses are called by saying "proo-proo", the hens are called by saying "tioch-tioch", the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Bean Uí Riain
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Occupation
- Feirmeoir
- Address
- Ballymacarbry, Co. Waterford
