School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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- (continued from previous page)Long ago the people used to have hair ropes but there would be no bit in the horse mouth.
The general fodder for horses is hay and oats.
There was a man called Thomas Reynolds in this district he had an entire horse. When he would be coming from the town and if he was the worse of drink if the man fell, the horse would lift him by the collar of the coat. Then the horse would get down on his two knees for the man to get up on his back, which he was often seen doing.
- The domestic animals at my home are a horse and an ass, two cows and two calves. Our cows have got names. They are as follows. Burke's cow and the Grey Heifer. I drive the cows in every(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Doyle
- Gender
- Male
