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School: Carrigaline (3) (roll number 12097)

Location:
Carrigaline, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Martha Levis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0392, Page 239

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  1. Farm Animals (continued)

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    When a heifer is first being milked they put a penny in the bottom of the bucket. Monday and Friday are counted unlucky for putting eggs to hatch.
    If a pigs tail is curled, it is a sign of fine weather and if it is straight, it is a sign of wet weather.
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  2. Farm Animals

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    The animals that are kept on our farm are, horses, cows, calves, pigs, and sheep.
    Most of our cows have got names Beecher, Rose, Rip-van, Winkle, Jagoe, Hourihan, Good, Polly, White legs, Bernard, Cocked horns, and Daisy.
    When we are driving out the cows, we say, How, How, and when calling the calves we say suck, suck, and pigs bon, bon and when turning pigs aways we say huris, huris. When we are calling the turkeys we say tee, tee,
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Harry Wolfe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shanagraigue, Co. Cork