School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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  1. We have no Farm or Domestic animals but the following are a list of Farm and Domestic animals, cows, calves, sheeps, horses, pigs, goats, hens, chickens, ducks, geese, dogs and cats. When driving the cows in ir out of the field people generally say "how, how" and when calling the calves they say "suck, suck".When the cows are being milked, if they move we say " yeoish" and if we want them to move we say "Ceartuig".
    Cows tied in a cowhouse are tired in two different ways namely:-around the neck with a chain or rope by means with a chain or rope or by means of Bails, that is two stander, one in the middle and two in the side, one movable and the other satationary. The cow puts her haed beween the
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Greaney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    John Greaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Blennerville, Co. Kerry