School: Cullyfad, Longford (roll number 15975)
- Location:
- An Choilleach Fhada, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: William Balfe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 390
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- (continued from previous page)are also fastened to a beam overhead so as to keep them from going to another man's land.
The horse is housed in the stable. There is a manger or rack to hold his hay and a box out of which he eats his oats. He gets a mash made of bran and boiling water and he eats it out of the box too. The floor is paved with stones in case the horse might slip. He does all the farm work in the fields, he also has to carry many heavy loads. Every horse has to be brought to the forge to be shod about every three months.They have to be clipped at least once a year. There is a special time for(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Rose Mc Creanor
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- William Little
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- An Chraobh, Co. an Longfoirt
