School: Ballygarvan (C.) (roll number 9830)
- Location:
- Ballygarvan, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean de Barra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0391, Page 178
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- (continued from previous page)thing is kept clean. The walls are cemented and white-washed.
The troughs and channels are also cemented and washed out daily. The stalls are well ventilated and without draughts. Each cow has its own apartment about three feet apart. They are tied by means of two sticks standing on the ground and fastened at the bottom but one can be closed and opened on top by a specially made iron to rise up and down. The udders and paps of the cows are washed before milking. Palm is brought into the stall on Palm Sunday and hung over the cows' heads to bring good luck. It is also lucky to hang a horseshoe on the stall door. The women usually milk the cows and as they milk they sing as it keeps the cows quiet and they give more milk. It is unlucky if a foxy woman came into the stall while the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hannah Connell
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Kilnahone, Co. Cork
