School: Cnoc an Teampoill (B.), Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Freemount, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0366, Page 086
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- (continued from previous page)along the floor, to a wall and at a distance of two feet, from it.
The stable is attached to the cowhouse at the western end. On the door there is a horse shoe fastened with nails. This is supposed to bring luck.
The Piggery is a modern structure. At the far end of the farmyard. The walls are made of cement and it is covered with corrugated iron. There is a cement floor, and the inside is divided up into little apartments. The pigs sleep in one of these apartments and there is a special place for feeding them. This Piggery is a great improvement on the old one, as it is very easy to keep it clean, and besides food is not wasted as formerly.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Goulding
- Gender
- Male
