School: Cnoc an Chláraigh, Séipéal na Carraige (roll number 14002)

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1. The Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   beastings This milk is sometimes boiled and used by people as food New calved cows often get a raw egg to eat (T) or a hot bran drink These are given for healing The cow is not allowed outdoors after calving for 9 or 10 days in Winter She is allowed out immediately in Summer When cows are being called they are spoken to as follows Sup Sup Sup or Huff, huff, huff Buck goats are sometimes kept with cows It is said to be a preventative to cows slinging i.e calving before time The cows are allowed out at night about the 1st June and are housed in Winter about the 1st November If a cow is a thief there is a board tied from her horns hanging down over her eyes The cows have different names such as Bawny Abby Black Downy Purty (Crúlby) so called from nice turned in horns Dearg Brickey Murphy so called because she was brought home from a

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2. The Horse

   

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   The horse in this district named differently, The principal names for male horses Tom and Bill and for female horses Molly The horse is regarded as the most important animal in the farm. If the horse has been at work during the week he is allowed to rest on Sunday the owners walking to in order to allow the horse. The horse like the cows is stabled at night from November to May When calling the horse from a district

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