School: Drumcrave
- Location:
- Drumcrauve, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Ss. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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- XML “The Care of Our Farm Animals”
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- When cows are tresspassing, they are tied from their horns to their legs.
- Collector
- Patricia Lionard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Behy, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mrs Leonard
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Behy, Co. an Chabháin
- A cow with no horns is called the "milian" cow. When calling calves you say "Suck! Suck! Some people whistle and the cow comes.
- Collector
- Brendan Miney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Cabhán, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Mr T. Miney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- An Cabhán, Co. an Chabháin
- As a rule everybody in the house helps to churn. It is said that if a person in the house does not help, some of the butter will be taken.
- Collector
- Peter Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sráid an Choláiste, Co. an Chabháin
