School: Tervoe (C.) (roll number 5932)
- Location:
- Tír Bhú, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Máire Ní Stiopháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0527, Page 381
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- (continued from previous page)Horses are also useful for ploughing the garden and bringing the milk to the creamery. Race-horses are not as useful as working horses. We have two race horses and two horses for working, a jennet and a pony for taking us to Mass. Horses are very strong animals and they have not to be put into houses unless it is very cold at night.Our stable is a fairly large one. It is divided into two parts. There are two windows in it and three mangers. We have a bull also but he is kept in the paddock.
We have twenty two calves and they are fed every morning and evening. We have one pet calf and he is very small. We call him "Polly"We have many chickens, ducks, turkeys and hens." When calling the hens and chickens we say, "Chuck-chuck" when calling the turkeys we say "be-be" and when calling the ducks we say "feed-feed."On May Eve people who have cows sprinkle holy water on them because it is said that the fairies milk them.It is a delight to pass by the fields and see the animals grazing there peacefully."
- Collector
- Teresa Roberts
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Baile Nua, Co. Luimnigh
