School: Tuar, Tulach Sheasta (roll number 15526)

Location:
Toor, Co. Tipperary
Teacher:
Síghle Ní Riain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 179

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0540, Page 179

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  1. 1 The little Whithead - Because she is a small Whitehead cow.
    2 The Coonmore Cow - Because she was reared in Coonmore.
    3 The Wide Horns - Because she has very wide horns.
    4 Pat's Cow - Because she was bought from a man named Pat.
    5 The Big speckled Cow - She is a big red anc white cow.
    6 The little grey cow - She is a small grey cow.
    7 The Shortail - Because she has lost half of her tail.
    8 The Crooked legs - because she has crooked legs.
    9 The Blind Cow - Because she is blind.
    10 The Polly Cow - Because she has no horns.
    11 The Three Teats - Because she has no milk in one teat.
    12 The Crooky horns - because her horns grow down.
    13 The Humpy Cow - because she has a hump in her back.
    14 The Wild Cow - she is very wild.
    15 The French Grey - she is blue and white.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margaret Ryan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockfune, Co. Tipperary