School: Ballycorus (roll number 8294)
- Location:
- Ballycorus, Co. Dublin
- Teacher: E. Nic Shionóid
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- (continued from previous page)the cow stable. The cows are tied in rows to the manger into which their food is put. They are tied from the neck. A chain is attached to the manger and this is loosely fastened by a hook around the cows neck. A horseshoe which is believed to bring luck is often nailed to the inside of the stable door. This horse shoe must not be new but an old one which has been picked up when lost by a horse.When pigs are being called the farmer says muck, muck for hens he uses chuck, chuck, for turkeys yeb, yeb.
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