School: Muckalee, Kilkenny (roll number 3832)

Location:
Muckalee, Co. Kilkenny
Teachers:
P. Ó Conchobhair T. Ó Teimhneáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0866, Page 105

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  2. The names of our farm animals at home are the cows, the calves, the pigs, the horse, the donkey, the sheep and the bulls. The names of our cows at home are The Red cow, the Blue cow, the Grey cow, Kehoes cow, the Road Heifer, the Speckled heifer, When we are driving home the cows out of the field we say "hy home, hy home, hy home". when we are calling the calves home we say "suck, suck, suck. When we are calling the pigs we say "bock, bock, bock. The cows are tied in bails. Sometimes they are tied by chains on their necks. Some
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