School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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Some time ago the people were very much inclined to keep the Kerry breed of cows.The were small old fashioned looking littler animals and they were very hardy and easily fed.One certain man had six of those cows and had a name on each one,such as old Kerry,the Reddie,the Glinny,the Brownie ,the kicker and the old cripple.The reason she was called the cripple is because her two front feet were crooked.
The cabins they used have used be narrow and low and if a rafter chanced to break they used put a stick up against it inside in the middle of the cabin.They used put in the cows very carefully for fear they would hit the stick and knock it.if they did all the cabin(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hanora Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Martin Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
