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School: Cill Bheacáin (B.) (roll number 13659)

Location:
Bekan, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
P.S. Mac Donnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0109, Page 429

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    a piece of iron and a ring in it and a chain fastened to it and the chain can be pulled up and down. The name for the cow house is byre.
    When cows are wild a rope is tied from the foot and horn of the cow. The chains for tying the cows are not home made but bought in a shop. The various forms of tying were Burai's, Sidelangs and spanshels. When any one is milking and one to come in he chould say "God bless the work". when people used be milking they used to put the milk in two parts
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Paul Mc Garry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bekan, Co. Mayo