School: Killegar (roll number 5684)
- Location:
- Killygar, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Robert Adams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 278
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“We have eight cows three pigs two horses, sixty four hens, two asses, a dog, two cats, twelve calves, and five ducks.”
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Our cowhouse is built of stone. It is called a byre. Some of our cows are tied with bails and some of them are tied with chains. Cows are not tied by the legs or horns in our distrist. Every cow is tied between two stakes these are called "bails". The bails are fastened at the top with an iron hasp.
There is no branch or emblem hung in our byre to bring luck. It is said that a red cloth should be tied on the cows tails when they are going to be brought to the fair so that she would not be overlooked.
The stable is built with stone. It is roofed with iron. There is place for two horses. The names of the horses are Dolly and Polly. They are foddered every(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edith Isobel Faris
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ned, Co. Cavan