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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   end of the house and a chain attached to each stake. Down at the cows back feet there is a drain and about six feet from the drain there is a wall there is a wall that divided the cow house from the horses house.
   The cows were tied around the horns one time but they are tied by a chain and around the neck at present.
   There is a bottle of holy water hung in the cow house, especially when a cow is going to calve. Also a coal is often put under and over her to keep the fairies away. When a cow is milked for the first time after her calving a half penny is put in the bucket. When a cow is eating grass she breathes on every bit three times before she eats it.

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   History Edit

   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Mona Flynn

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Cuilmore, Co. Sligo

   Informant

   Thomas Flynn

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   59

   Address

   Cuilmore, Co. Sligo