School: Louth (B.) (roll number 1553)
- Location:
- Louth, Co. Louth
- Teacher: P. Randles
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 133
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- Cow.
The cow is kept in a byre during the winter and is fed with hay and turnips, in the summer she is let out in the fields but she is brought in night and morning to be milked. Before calving she is fed with a bran mash, her udder is cleaned before milking and the milker when finished dips his thumb in the milk and makes the sign of the cross on the cows side. When you are driving her you say on on chee.Horse.
This animal has to be well minded before putting him into the stable at night, he gets a drink and his hooves are cleaned out and he is brushed, he is fed with hay, turnips and oats. When you are driving him you say go on.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Lionnáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Corderry, Co. Louth
