School: Virginia (B)

Location:
Virginia, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
E. O' Reilly
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  1. When a person buys a new cow he generally shows the cow to his neighbours. When he is going into the cowhouse to see the cow he says "God bless her" and a person should say the same thing when he sees a person milking.
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  2. There was a farmer who had a young cow that would not give any milk. The cow grew older and still would not give any milk. After a while a hare came up and milked the cow. The farmer shot the hare in the leg. He followed the hare into the wood. The hare went into (the wood) a hut. The farmer looked in the window and saw a witch with
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phelim O' Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Virginia, Co. Cavan