School: Baile Dubh, (C.) (roll number 15541)

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1. Care of Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   put under the hen, one is to bring luck to the others.
   It was a very old custom to get the youngest child in the family to put this cross on the egg. A child without sin was supposed to have a charm and rhe eggs she would mark would be always fruitful.

   

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2. Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   The following are the domestic and farm animals at home. Cows, calves, horses, sheep, pigs and the dog and cat. Some cows have names such as 'Longhorn' and 'Whitie'. When people are driving in the cows they always say 'How, how'. The house in which the cows are kept is called a cow house. They are toed by their necks and also tied to long poles. The cow house is usually

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Chrissie Tobin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyduff, Co. Waterford

   Informant

   Margaret Tobin

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ballyduff, Co. Waterford