School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)
- Location:
- Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
- Teacher: Tomás Bineidh
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- (continued from previous page)the horses are brought in and the clay is picked out of their hooves and some cow manure is stuffed into them to keep them cool for the night.
If a horse is looking bad or drying his coat a very lucky thing is to go and cut some young furze and pound them on a flag to break the thorns and mich them with some corn and give him about three feeds a week with it. It improves his coat and condition in a short time.
If his breast gets sore with hard work a very lucky thing is to get the bark of an oak tree and boil it in two quarts of water and bathe it three times. "In(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Esther Leonard
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare
