School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)
- Location:
- Baile an Bhile, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: John F. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 095
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- The farm animals that we have are the cows and the calves. The names of the cows are the Polly Cows and the Horny Cow. When a person is driving cattle he says "hursh" and "how". The name of the house in which the cattle are kept is called a cow house. The bedding used is old straw and old hay. The cows are tied with a chain around the neck. The calves are tied with a rope made of canvas.
There is a horseshoe in the stable door in order that the horse may be lucky. When a person has a cow milked he makes a cross on the cows back with the milk. The food the horse gets is oats, hay, and mashes. A horse requires shoes when he is working.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coillte Críocháin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Patrick Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Coillte Críocháin, Co. Mhaigh Eo
