School: Kildraught (2)
- Location:
- Cill Droichid, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: E. Ní Armhultaigh
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- If a cow kicks tie a rope round its two back legs or tie one leg to something.If you hit a cow when milking she will not let you milk her or give the milk to youIf a stranger milks the cow the cow won't give as much milk for a day or two
- When the cow kicks tie her two horns with a rope.
- Informant
- Mr Brazil
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill an Duáin, Co. Chill Dara
- The man that milks the cow constant is the man that gets the most milk because the cow knows himSometimes it is necessary for a second man to hold a young cow by the head when she is being milked but by toching cows gently she soon gets used to it, but other people go in for what is called spanceling then this is not a good practice and helps to frighten them. This means tying their two legs togetherWhen you go to milk a cow, give her a bit of hay or mangle it keeps her quietSoot should sometimes be scattered on the floor of the pig-styes to let them
