School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)
- Location:
- Ballyglass, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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- The Farm animals are:- horses, sheep, cattle, pigs, donkeys, and goats. The cows have got names. Their names are Wildy, Rosy, and Straight horns. When I am driving cows in or out of a field I say "How, How".
The cows are stalled in cowhouses. Cross cows are generally tied by the legs when milking. This is called spancelling. Nowadays the spancel is made of a piece of rope.
The spancel, was formerly made of horse hair, plaited together, with a pointed stick, at one end(continues on next page)- Informant
- William Quinlan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyglass, Co. Cork