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School: An Bhlárna (C.)

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Blarney, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Winifred Scantlebury
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0349, Page 136

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  1. How the Cowslip Got Its Name

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    Once upon a time there was a little girl who had a cow of her own. Every morning she would get a stick and drive the cow into the meadow near her house. One morning as she was driving her out, the cow slipped and broke her leg and died soon after. That evening her father buried the cow and while he was burying her the little girl went to the nearest shop to buy seeds. When she came back she planted the seeds where the cow was buried. Every day she used visit this place and when the flower grew up she called it the cow-slip.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Wallace
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Henry Wallace
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killowen, Co. Cork