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School: Teampall Mhuire

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Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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    After a few days the milk is lovely to boil, and drink it.
    After three or four days in bad weather, she goes out to her pasture again.
    We have five calves. There are of a black colour. They are put into another house for themselves. Then they are beded with straw or rushes, which are cleaned every day.
    The calves are fed with hay, and they get a mash of clarends, or crushed oats, and they like it very much. Every morning they will expect it, when they will hear you coming they will say "moo".
    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
    Kathleen Mc Hale
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Forde
    Relation
    Not a relative
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tooreen, Co. Mayo