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

Location:
Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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  1. These are the animals which are generally kept in all farms.:- Cows, horses, calves, pigs, goats, donkeys, and fowl, such as hens, ducks, chickens, geese, and turkeys. The domestic animals are the cat and dog. Each of our cows has a name Deary, Pollie, Blackie, Brownie Girly, Speckled. When driving the cows in or out of the field we say "How", "How", "How". When we are calling the calves we say "Sue", "Sue", "Sue". If the cow moves while we are milking her we say "yeosh", or if we want her to move we say "(?)"
    Our cow- house contains six cows. The cows are tied with...
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary A. Tangney
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Langney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curragraigue, Co. Kerry