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School: Naomh Seosamh (Buachaillí)

Location:
Glennamaddy, Co. Galway
Teacher:
S. Ó Deagha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0017, Page 420

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  1. The Farm Animals

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    The farm animals we have at home are cattle, sheep, a pony and a foal.
    We have three cows but we have no names for them.
    "Go on" we say to the cows when we are driving them.
    We use hay and straw for litter under the cows.
    We lie the cattle in the cow house with chains.
    We have nothing hanging in the cow house to bring luck to the cattle.
    I know no story about milking a cow.
    When a cow is losing her milk it is because it is left to her to long.
    If you were talking about another man's cow and did not say "God bess her" you would be putting a bad eye on her.
    When a cow is milked after calving the milk is called breastings and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Francis Brady
    Address
    Glennamaddy, Co. Galway