School: Gortnasilla (roll number 15133)
- Location:
- Gort na Saileach Thoir, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Thomas Mc Loughlin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 106
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- 1. We keep cows, heifers, bullocks, calves and an ass at hone.
2. We also keep dogs and cats.
3. The cows have got names.
4. Their names are the Blue Polly and the red Horny.
5. When we drive the cows in or out to a field we say "go on". If the cow shows uneasiness when milking the milker says "Dursh", "Dursh".
6. The cow-house is called a byre. It is built of stone and mortar.
7. The cows are tied with spancels.
8. Cows are tied by the neck.
9. The spancels are put round their necks
10. The tyings are made of iron.
11. They are not home-made
12. Palm is hung in the cow-house to bring good luck on the stock.I heard all these talked about in my own home by the neighbours
- Collector
- Philomena Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Leitir, Co. Liatroma
