School: Scoil Sheosaimh Ntha (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Gleann na Madadh, Co. na Gaillimhe
- Teacher: Úna, Bean Uí Threasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 251
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- 1. The animals the farmers have are, two cows, sheep, horse, and a donkey.
2. The names of the cows are the red cow, and the black polly.
3. The names of the calves are, the black calf, red nose, black curly, and the white one.
4. The name of the place where the cows are kept is called the cows house, and where the calves are kept is called the calves' shed.
5. The name of the ties that go around their necks are called the "ceannase."
6. The place where the hay and straw is given to them is called the manger
7. If you dont keep it cleaned out from them it would take away their milk.
8. Old people say that if you got a clutch of chickens outside you would have good luck in chickens during the year
9. It is unlucky to put down a clutch the odd day of the year. It is a lucky thing to put a clutch down on a Friday(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Gibney
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Tom Diskin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Tulach, Co. na Gaillimhe
