School: Mohill (B.) (roll number 12415)
- Location:
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Francis Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0215, Page 034
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- (continued from previous page)cockroaches, etc. So all of our farm and domestic animals have their own uses.
There is usually a horse shoe hung in a byre or over the entrance door for luck. When a cow calves this horse shoe is put in the fire until red, and placed in the pail, together with a silver coin for the first milking. Then it is taken out of the milk or "beastings" as it is called, and hung up in the byre again until needed.
A horse is fed on hay and oats when he is tied in his stable, and sometimes he is fed by giving him a sheaf of unthrashed oats. When he uses the grain and fine tops of the straw the remainder is put in his stall for bedding. A horse drinks more water than a cow, and enjoys it best when he is taken out of his stable and led to a river or stream.
During the Winter months a horse wears light shoes called slippers, but he is usually taken to the forge before Spring. A set of strong shoes is put on to suit his work, as the Spring season is the hardest on a horse for ploughing, harrowing, carting manure, and various other jobs. A horse is clipped twice a year, in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Leo Kenny
- Gender
- Male
