School: Belturbet (B)
- Location:
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: J. Mc Govern
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- XML “Weather-Lore”
- XML “How To Kill a Cow”
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- (continued from previous page)When there is no dust on the road it is the sign of rain.
- First get a good fat cow and bring it to the slaughter-house. Put a bullet into the humane killer leave it down in a good safe place. Then put a rope around the cows neck and put the into a ring in the ground. Pull the rope tight so that the cows head will be facing the ground then put the gun to her head and press a knop at the top of gun. When she is killed the head of her is cut off with a hatchet. She is put on her back and her belly is cut open and she is cleaned out. After that is taken of her belly and then the guts are cleaned out. She is skinned all to her back and(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Small
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Belturbet, Co. Cavan