School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)

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   stable in the winter months and there is fodder put in for bedding When we are driving the horses we say go - on Molly or Gee up.

   

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2. Farm Animals

   

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   The farm animals in our farm are cows, horses, pigs, sheep, calves, and donkeys, the domestic animals are hens, geese, turkeys, guinea hens, ducks, and chickens. The cows names are Molly, Twin, Black Polly, Red Cow, Red Heifer, Herlihy, Murphy, Peter, Crowley, Small Black, Grey Cow, and Stripper. We say how! how! when driving the cows and When calling the cows we say hoff, hoff. When the cows kick we say ceartaig or ceartan. We say horish for to keep them quiet. When a heifer is milked for the first time we put a penny in the bottom

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   William Daunt

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fahalea, Co. Cork