School: Macha na gClaidhe (roll number 16086)
- Location:
- Macha na Cléibhe, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Cathal Ó Macháin
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- The following animals are kept by farmers in this district
Cows, calves, heifers, pigs A horse (several keep a donkey)
Sheep by those who won portion of a hill - (Scotch Sheep)
Goats (few in number usually one or three) are kept by some small farmer's with cows.Each cow gets a name; and after some time they the cows actually do know their names from SOUND.
The following is a list of the names of cows in the district:-
1.
Starry, Reddie, 'The Mon' (Bt from a man in Ballingeary nicknamed 'Mon' Lady's Heifer (calved from a cow called Lady) Mac (Calf of 'Mon') Speckled,
2.
Báinní (white cow), The Grey Cow, Jer Mháire, The Small Cow, 'Speckle' Mickie Eóin, (Bt from a man named M.E.) 'Buckley', The Big Cow. The Yellow Cow.
3.
Hump; Cocked Horn, Bantry, Yearling, Greyey. Wild Cow, Canny Cow (she has a 'cannie' - white mark on Forhead) Reddie.
4.
Maol, White Horn, Blackies, Grey Eye
5.
Starrie, Báiní, Daisy, 'Cuillie' (speckled) Blackeen, 'Small Kerry'(continues on next page)