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School: Killoughter

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Killoughter, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
Máire Ní Bhreitheamhan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0927, Page 065

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The cows have names such as "Blackie", "Brownie" "Molly". When driving cattle out of a field the driver says "cowup" or "cowon". The cowhouse is made of concrete with concrete floors. The cows are tied by the necks to stakes and also to "beals."
    A horse shoe is hung up in cowhouse to bring luck to the animals.
    The call for a goat is "bell" "bell". The call for a hen is "tuk" "tuk" and for a duck "weety" "weety"
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cronykeery, Co. Wicklow