School: Balla (C.)
- Location:
- Balla, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Katie M. Walker
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- (continued from previous page)clipped in Spring and he is groomed very often.
It is said that a pig can see the wind and that if a person drank a sows milk he could also see the wind. When calling a pig the word "furish" is used. Goats are very useful animals round a house. It is said that a goat's milk is very nourishing. We get nice mutton from the sheep. The sheep's eyes sparkles like diamonds in the dark and are lovely to see.- Collector
- Katie M. Walker
- Gender
- Female