School: Leac Snámha (B.) (roll number 10957)

Location:
Lixnaw, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Dáithí. B. Ó Duilleáin
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    latter term is used when a cow calves before her time. When this happens it is a great loss to the farmer as the calf is usually dead and the cow has not much milk.
    I have no horses at home but there is a farmer living near by and he has horses. When he is driving the horses he says "Go On!" This farmer's stable is fairly high. The horses eat hay and oats. There is a manger made of timber attached to the wall. His horses are tied by head-collars to the manger. This farmer gets his horses shad at Dennehy's forge. The smith charges four shillings to shoe a horse.
    His horses are clipped in the beginning of Winter and he sells the hair at a fair price.
    There is an old story told about a man named John Sullivan of Killflynn. Once he
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas King
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltomy, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    William Dowling
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kiltomy, Co. Kerry