School: Carraig Uí Ulla (Carrigagulla), Baile na Groighe
- Location:
- Carrigagulla, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Hanluain
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- The majority of the farmers in this district keep a number of milch cows, dry heifers, sheep, pigs. Occasionally they keep a donkey or jennet and sometimes goats. Nearly every farmer has a horse or two. Cows:-
The milch cows are named (a) according to their colour e.g. Bawny (b)according to their habits e.g. "Bó Bradach, "The Kicker" (c) from any peculiarity e.g. maol, bó na leath- adhairce, (d) from the person from whom they are bought e.g. "Sweeney".
When people drive the cows they say How! How! When dairying the calves they say "Geobhaidh-se amach"
Cows are tied in stalls by means of two poles, one of which is movable. Formerly cows were tied by the horns with a méaróg (spancel). This was rope made from horse-hair and the hair or cow's tails. At that time cows were tied to stakes when being milked. Cows were kept in check with a cornasc (fetters). This was(continues on next page)
