School: Cor na Muclach (roll number 14470)

On this page

1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

   Share Share Post

   (continued from previous page)

   The byre is built of stone and roofed with sticks and thatch [?] iron.
   Sometimes when cows are inclined to fight a wooden block is tied between the two horns of each cow to prevent them. When they are inclined to jump a rope is tied round the neck with a wooden block hanging from one end. This will keep them from jumping.
   Horse shoes are hung in the byre to bring luck on the stock. When cattle are dying if somebody who does not belong to the family puts a young goat in the byre they will cease dying because the goat brings good luck on them.

   

   Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.

   History Edit

2. Churning

   

   Share Share Post

   

   You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.

   We have a churn at home. It is about four feet high and 2 1/2ft wide at bottom and top. It is about five years old. It is a round one. The various parts are, the peak, the lagan, the hoops and the lid. The peak is the top part,and the lagan is the bottom part. Where these meet is the narrowest part of the churn. We churn twice a week in

   (continues on next page)

   Save Cancel

   Transcription guide »

   By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. butter and churns (~3,280)

   Language

   English