School: Ballyhale (roll number 7914)

Location:
Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Eibhlín Ní Shúilleabháin
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  1. Brennan's are farmers living near us. They have cows, calves, a bull pigs, horses, hens, chickens and ducks. Nealy all their cows have names. Mary Ann, Polly, the blue and Long Head and the names of some of them. 'Hi, Hi' is said to the cows when driving them.
    The cowhouse is a house in the yard where the cows are milked and where they sleep in winter. It is very often called a byre. There are chains in the walls to tie the cows.
    One morning when a farmer went to milk his cows he found that one of them was dry. This happened for several mornings in succession, until one morning he went out very early to see what was happening. He thought that one of the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Henebry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny