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School: An Clochar, Ceann Tuirc (roll number 10232)

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Kanturk, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Berchmans
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    stable. The cows are tied in Bails. Some cows are tied by the legs when being milked. This tying is called a "Spancil."
    Horses are kept in a stable and fed from a manger pigs are kept in a "stye. Hens are kept in a fowl house, also ducks and turkeys. When calling hens the call is Tuk, Tuk, when calling ducks the call is "Feen" "Feen" and turkeys are called by "Be" "Be." Pigs are called Bon-Bon and "Hurich" who being chased away.
    Hatching eggs are marked with a x for luck.
    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
    Mary Linehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. Daly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kanturk, Co. Cork