School: Carlingford (B.)
- Location:
- Carlingford, Co. Louth
- Teacher: C. Ó Blunaigh
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- (continued from previous page)and strange to day, he wont eat bones, so we have to feed him on hand crusts and dog biscuit
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- Informant
- Patrick Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Castle Hill, Co. Louth
- All the farm animals around our district have got names. The most common names are:- Fanny, Peg, Molly, Daisy - these are name given mostly to cows and goats.
When the cows are put in to stables they are tied around the neck by a chain.
The cow stables in this district are called "byres". - There are many animals on the farm, as follows:- cows, goats, horses, donkeys, pigs, dogs & cats. Some are used as pets, others for labour such as the horse. It is said that the donkey get the(continues on next page)