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School: Baile Glas (Meastha), An Bhlárna (roll number 10930)

Location:
Ballyglass, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máiréad, Bean Uí Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0388, Page 099

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    The animals of a farm are cows, horses, sheep, pigs and goats. The names of the cows are Whitelegs, Bluebell, Daisy, Birdie, Snowflake, and Greycow, and Bunny.
    When people are driving cows in or out, they usually say "how how". The cows are tied in stalls in cowhouses.
    Cross cows are often tied from one of their foremost legs. This is called spancilled. The tying is made of rope now a days, but long ago it was made of "sugán". There is never
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Looney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Dan Looney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyvaloon, Co. Cork