School: Páirc na Coille
- Location:
- Woodfield, Co. Ros Comáin
- Teacher: Énrí Ó Maolagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 320
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- The domestic animals on our farm at home are cows, calves, cats, dogs and horses,. There are no names on the cows, The horse's name is "Dolly". When driving the cows if they go in a direction we dont want them to go we say "Hursh" and then they stand until they are put in the direction we want them to go. When driving the horse, we say "gay up Dolly" When driving the calves we say "Suck".
The cow-house is built of stone and mortar and roofed with thatch. There is a stone floor in it and two doors. The stakes are put into the ground, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Mc Keon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doirín na Saor, Co. Ros Comáin
