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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 498

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    Goats are very wild animals if they are not tamed the saying is a goat would live where a cow would die. Goats milk is not nice to drink it, but it makes the tea nice to colour it with it, when you are calling the goal you will say "jen, jen, jen".
    There are two kinds of sheep there, lowland sheep and mountainy sheep, the meat of the mountainy sheep is far milder than that of the lowland sheep. The sheep are shorn twice a year, May and August. This wool is taken to the town, and sold for so much a pound. There are several kinds of hens there such as the white leghorns, Rhode Islands Reds and lots of others. Some hens lay very good till they go in their moulter, or think of hatching. Hens
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Breen
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Peter Breen
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Ballydunlea, Co. Kerry