School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0750, Page 069
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- (continued from previous page)the rope runs through a ring which is on a pole. At the end of the rope their is a piece of wood, and in this way the rope runs through the ring.
The horses were always shod in forges. My father told me that working horses a clipped "trace high" and hunting horses are clipped all over.
I was told that a famous horse lived in Tashinny and his name was Oxónún. He was very wicked and only let certain people into the house or field where he was. When catching him a long pole with a hook on the end of it was used.
- Collector
- Thomas Murphy
- Gender
- Male
