School: Kyle (An Chill) (roll number 4442)

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1. The Animals of the Farm (continued)

   

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   is no luck in the house they're in." and "A whistling woman maid and a crowing hen amires the devil from his den. The names of our horses are Dolly and Rossie and the name of the dog is Spot. When we put him after rabbits we say, "Hurraboys Hurraboys." Straw is the usual bedding put under the cows and calves in my locality. They tie the cows with chains on in bails but they do not tie the calves. Long ago when the people were making cakes they gathered cow-dund and put it on top of the bastible cover. They called this Burtháin.

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2. Place Names

   

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   There are several names on the field, wells, streams and hills in this locality. Some of them are

   
   Pairch na Seógha so called because the fairies played foot ball there long ago.

   
   Pairch na h-Abhann so called there is a stream running at the end of it.

   
   Pairc Ardh so called because it is very high.

   
   Pairch Mach Carthaigh because McCarthy lived there long ago.

   
   Pairch Mór so called because it is a big field.

   
   Pairch na Capall Rasanna

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