School: Robertson (roll number 12276)
- Location:
- Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Liam Ó Morchadh
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- We have three cows at home, which we call. Allen, Coyle, Donnell, because that was the name of the people we bought them from.
We have three calves also, we take them out their drinks each day to the fields and when we want them to come for (them) their drinks we rattle the buckets and call, suggie.
When we bring the cows into the byre we tie them with a chain round their neck which is attached to an iron pool.
- Collector
- Mary Dobson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- The cow The pig the horse The donkey The sheep the goat. The cowhouse is called a byre. The cows are tied with chains round there necks Tuk Tuk is generally called to the hens.
