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School: Newtown National School (roll number 9549)

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Newtown (Guest), Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    We have dogs, cats, cattle, horses sheep pigs at home.
    We have no names on the cows. The cows are tied with a chain around their necks.
    The forms of tying are. tied around their horns. their legs with a rope and a chain around their neck
    There are no branches of emblem hung in the cowhouse at any time to bring luck on the stock. In the horse's stable there are five stalls which we tie the horses in.
    When we call hens we say Tuk. Tuk
    for calves, suck suck. for pigs bock bock.
    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
    Gladys Armitage
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cangort Park, Co. Offaly