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School: Killyconnan (B.)

Location:
Killyconnan, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
P. Kearney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 141

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0979, Page 141

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  1. Travelling Folk (continued)

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    on foot and others travel on carts and vans. They sleep along the road in camps. They travel singly, and in families. The travellers that most frequently visit the district are the McCanns.
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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The farm animals are the horse, the cows, the ass, and the sheep. The domestic animals are the cat and the dog. The cows have got names such as the black cow, the barney cow, the grey cow, the red cow, and the hard cow. When driving the cows in or out of a field you say howup, howup, so as to put them on. The cow-house is a large stone building and it is covered with iron. This is called a byre. Stakes
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Gilchreest
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Gilchreest
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Cuttragh, Co. Cavan