School: Castlecoote (roll number 6344)
- Location:
- Castlecoote, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ghabhláin
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- (continued from previous page)each day to keep him in health and spirits. When Summer comes he is left out at night.
When in the stable during the winter, the horse is given plenty of water to drink and good warm mashes of bran. He is well groomed, brushed and combed each morning. His tail and mane are trimmed a few times each year and he is shod once or twice a month.
The harness is kept in a dry warm place oiled and greased with goose grease to keep it pliable.
A person who finds a horseshoe is considered very lucky. He usually nails it on the door of the horse's stable.
There is a wise Jennet that comes home two miles by himself, after working all day for his owner.
Donkeys are known to lift the latch of the stable door and go off during the night, to visit their neighbours' haggards and enjoy a peaceful meal.
