School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)

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1. Story of a Local Landlord (continued)

   

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   happen in three days", he insinuated.
   Within three days from that conversation, Cush died a horrible death. Nobody could venture near his death-bed with the stench of his rotting body. Hordes of horrible black beetles invaded the room, and the general atmosphere became unbearable. Men had to be generously paid to remove the corpse, and to make matters worse, the horses refused to draw the hearse.

   

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2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   Here is a list of domestic and farm animals at any local farmers house:- From 5 to 30 cows and a bull, two horses, a donkey, often a jennet, calves, pigs, hens, ducks, geese, turkeys, a couple of guinea-hens, a cat or two, sheep-dog, and sometimes sheep.
   The cows generally have names. The names are taken (a) from some distinguishing mark on the

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Thomas Duhig

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   75

   Address

   Emly, Co. Tipperary