School: Reary, Rosenallis (roll number 924)

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1. Our Horses (continued)

   

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   arm of hay each.They are tied in the house. Three of them are tied with chains and halters. He bought them in Mountmellick. He drove a large staple into the top of the manger and put the chain down through it. He put a small lump of timber on the end of it. We call the small lump of timber on the end of the chain a log. My father works on the farm every day with them. Some days he ploughs, other days he grubs. When he is ploughing if he wants to turn them to the right hand side he says "hub off," and if he wants them to turn to the left he says "ho to you." When he is driving them along the road he says"go on out of that."We clip them in winter to keep them from swetting. My brother Thomás clips them. He clips them with a horse clippers. he clips them as high as the draw chain. When he is catching them in the field he says" woe now the quiet one," and sometimes they stand quiet. When he is not able to catch them, he gets a bucket or a basin with a small amount of oats in it.

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Edward Coffey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Clonduff, Co. Laois