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School: Kildavin, Ferns

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Kildavin, Co. Carlow
Teacher:
Tadhg de Brí
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0911, Page 272

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    them they say "Hee up." Horses are tied by a head-collar and tied to the manger by a chain. Horses are fed with hay, oats, turnips and beet-pulp. They are fed from feeding troughs or manger. When they are working in fields they feed them from bags which are tied on their heads.
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    In olden times the people would not let anyone touch a swallow's nest in the cow hosue. For they say that if you did the cow would milk blood.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eily Fennelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Occupation
    Shopkeeper
    Address
    Ballyshancarragh, Co. Carlow