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School: Baile Haodha (C.), Ráthluirc

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Newtown Ballyhay, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Mrs. Julia Herbert
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  1. The Care of Farm Animals

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    The names of the domestic animals are the dog and the cat. The farm animals are horses and cows. Everyone of the cows has got a name. These are some of them. Milkmaid, Strawberry, Culfin, Daisy Spot, Dolly, Snowdrop, and Ardnageehy rose. When we are driving the cows we say "How How"
    Whey we are calling the ducks we say "Finney Finney" and whey we are calling the geese we say "Beaddy Beaddy
    The cows house is called a stall. There are two big sticks that are standing up and a hasp on the top of it. The cows head is put in between the two sticks. If the cows were ever drinking there milk they would tie there horns with a rope or blindfold them.
    In this district there is
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dina Daly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Daly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Ardnageehy, Co. Cork