School: Edraguil (roll number 11225)

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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   of fowl and there are stations for certain kinds of hatching eggs in every town land. Chicken rearing and butter making are the womens only means of making money.

   

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2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   Our cows are three in number, they are called Bawny (a white cow), the boruadh (a red cow) and the spotted cow. The cows are tied by a chain which is fastened to a stake.
   When a person enters the byre and a person is milking there they say;
   "God bless the work." If they did not use this greeting and anything happened the cow it would be said that the visitor cast the evil eye at the cow, meaning that the visitor did not wish the

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   Topics

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

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen Mc Phillips

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Lisnaveane, Co. Monaghan