School: Knocknagilla
- Location:
- Cnoc na gCoileach, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: T. Mac Giolla Críost
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- (continued from previous page)are tied until someone lets them out.
The tyings are made of iron which is got in a foundry. There is a "piece of palm' in the byre "to bring luck' on the stock. The people used to hang a piece of "rowanberry" in the byre long ago.
The fodder which is given to horses is "force grass hay" and oats throughout the winter and spring. When working, a horse has to be shod every two months. He has to be clipped every spring. Very few stories are told about horses except one which is widely known as "Willson's grey". This horse was kept for travelling and was renowned for his speed.
When people are setting eggs they put a mark on the eggs with ink or a stamp, and if a hen lays in the nest they will know the egg. When people are calling "ducks", they say "wheat", "wheat", when they are calling 'hens', they say "chuck", "chuck", if "pigs', "geohey", "geohey", if "calves", "sucky", "sucky", if "goats", "kiddy", "kiddy".
- Collector
- James Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Thomas Smith
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Beaghy, Co. an Chabháin
