School: Sean-Mhachaire (roll number 17015)
- Location:
- Shanvaghera, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Máille
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- (continued from previous page)There are many kinds of bedding for cows. Cows are tied with tying of hemp rope or a chain. The people themselves make the rope tyings and the blacksmith makes the chains. A horseshoe is nailed on the door of the cowhouse to bring luck. A goat is kept with some cows for luck also. When a cow dies on a person they cut off one of her front legs and put it behind a rafter in the cowhouse and they say that it has power to keep a cow from(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Addergoole, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Thomas Flynn
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85
- Address
- Addergoole, Co. Mayo