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1. The Care of the Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   are calling the turkeys you say dibby! dibby!. When calling the geese you say gush! gush! When calling the cat you say pussy! pussy!. You whistle when you want the dog, or call his name and he will come to you.
   The cows are tied to stakes in the cow byre. There is a chain on each stake and at the end of the chain there is a crook that is for keeping the cow tied. There is a manger stick going from one stake to the other to keep the cows from tramping on the hay. Some people hang up palm in the cow byre on Palm Sunday.
   Cows that are thieving are tied with a rope from the front leg to the horn. The rope is made of straw so that if the cow got caught in a fence she could brake it easily.

   

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2. The Care of the Farm Animals

   

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   The names of the farm animals are, the cow, the horse, the pig, the goat, the ass, the sheep. The names of the fowl are the turkey, the goose, the gander, the duck, the drake, the hen, the cock.

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cecila Newman

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   13

   Address

   Coolnagun, Co. Westmeath