School: Carniska (roll number 1681)
- Location:
- Carrownaskeagh, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Richard Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0253, Page 134
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- Cow Houses
The house where the cows a is kept, are called cow houses. Some cow houses are built to accommodate four or five cows. Out cow house can accommodate dive cows. Ther are two doors on the cow house a back door and a front door.
There are five stalls in the house where the cows are tied. The tyings are made of rop and sometimes a chain is used. The tying is put around the cows neck. This rope or chain is called a "cows tying"
The place where the cows hay is given to them is called a rack" It is made of wood The floor of the cow house(continues on next page)
