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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 15_009

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    We have five cows, three horses and seven calves. The cows are tied in the cow-house every night. They are tied with chains around the necks or horns. The blacksmith made those chains. Long ago the people tied the cows with gads. Sometimes they hung a piece of cloth in the cow-house for good luck. They said, if the milk was spilled when they were milking that it was the good people who wanted it and they were satisfied to let it go.
    One of our horses is very old. His name is Dick. He is twenty two years and does
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Mc Namara
    Gender
    Female