School: Desart, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 3839)
- Location:
- Ballymack (Desart), Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Mary Commins
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0854, Page 113
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- Hi! Hi! Hi! was said when driving cows.
Cows were generally tied by the neck The tie was made of sally switches twisted together and called a bósán Another ring of sally switches was put on a stake on to which the bósán was tied.
After milking people generally made a cross on the cow's back with froth of the milk.
The horse's house was called a stable. Hay and mangolds were and are the chief fodder for horses.
Horse-clipping was an art in itself in former times. It was done with the scissors at night for the fee of 2/6.
There was a famous horse-clipper in this locality about fifty years ago called William Carroll. He was an itinerent. When clipping under the horse's stomach he used to lie on his back on the ground and hold a candle in his mouth(continues on next page)
