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School: Baile an Mhuilinn, An Droichead Nua (roll number 16654)

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Milltown, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
S.P. Ó Donnchadha
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  1. Folklore - Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    When we are calling pigs we say "Murish, Murish," and when we are hunting them we say "Hurse, Hurse".
    When eggs are being set for hatching a horse-shoe is put under the nest and if a thunder-storm occurs, it is believed, it will not damage the eggs.
    I got this information from my brother;-
    Garret Slattery, (Age 22 years)
    Milltown,
    Droichead Nua,
    Co. Kildare,
    Signed;- Alice Slattery.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Care of our Farm Animals
    We have at home;-
    (1) Three Horses,
    (2) Six Cows,
    (3) Eleven Calves,
    (4) One Goat,
    (5) Two Pigs,
    (6) Ducks,
    (7) Hens,
    (8) Three Donkeys,
    (9) Turkeys.
    The cows have all got names; Walshe's Cow, The Kicker, The Little Grey, Loughlin's Cow, Kelly's Heifer, Black Cow.
    When bringing the cows in out of the field we say "Bailup, Bailup" and when driving them out of the shed we say "Come out, of that" and we say the same to the calves.
    Our cow- house is divided into two parts, and two cows are in the top part and the remaining four
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nancy Clinton
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunbyrne, Co. Kildare
    Informant
    Harry Clinton
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Dunbyrne, Co. Kildare