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School: Churchtown, Athy (roll number 7790)

Location:
Churchtown South, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
P. Ó Dubhlaoich
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0781, Page 061

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    List of animals.
    20 store cattle
    10 calves
    8 cows
    7 horses
    30 sheep
    16 pigs
    30 hens
    40 chickens
    25 turkeys
    When driving the cows in or out of a field we say: "Bail-up". The cowhouse is white-washed and has a cement floor. The cowhouse is called a byre. The cows are tied by the neck with a chain. the local names for tyings are called bails or stalls.
    Every year on Palm Sunday we hang up a branch of palm in the cowhouse. When milking cows the milker should bless himself before milking and bless the cow after milking. A person should say "God bless the work" when entering a cowhouse where there is milking going on.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Heydon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Brownstown, Co. Kildare