School: Druminardly
- Location:
- Drumman Beg, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Criostóir Ó Cuanáin
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- (continued from previous page)and chains on them to tie the cows. Emblems are put in the byre namely Holy-water, Palm and St Brigids cross or a medal. Horses are clipped with a clipping machine. First of all the horse is cleaned with a curry comb then the man begin at the hips of one side of the horse and he finishes at his head. Some people clips the horses head. After the horse is clipped cold water is sprinkled on him. The hens are called chucky, chucky and the chickens furry, furry, the ducks wheat, wheat and turkeys, yib, yib. There were black Pigs seen in Bonefield beside Strokestown and that place is called The Valley of the Black Pig.
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- Collector
- Rose Kearns
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Druminardly, Co. Roscommon