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School: Carrowbeg (roll number 10754)

Location:
Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Rachel Nic an Ridire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 463

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    Farm animals
    4 horses
    1 poney
    11 cows
    10 pigs
    11 calves
    45 sheep
    12 doz. hens
    5 doz ducks
    1/2 doz geese
    2 turkeys
    Domestic animals
    2 dogs
    4 cats
    We have got names on some of our cows. These names are Daisy, Violet, Paney, Snowdrop and Polly.
    When driving the cows in or out of a field I say chay! chay!
    When driving the calves in our of a field I say prougey! prougey!
    We call the cow-house the byre.
    The byre is a stone building with a cement path up the centre with double stands to each side. There are wooden stakes in each stand and each cow is tied by the neck. Long-ago cows were tied by the horns, neck or legs, but no one that I know does it now.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Constance A. Norris
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Norris
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Moville, Co. Donegal