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School: Rathdrum (B)

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Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
Teacher:
S. Ó Muirgheasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0919, Page 042

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  1. The Care of the Farm Animals

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    The names of the farm animals are, the horse, the cow, pigs and the sheep. the names of our cows are, Polly, Primrose and Daisy. the words that are said when deiving cattle in or out of the field are, "Bail up", "Bail up".
    The cowhouse consists of bails and a bin for oats and bran. The cowhouse is sometimes called the cowshed. The cows are kept in bails in the cowhouse. Sometimes a horseshoe is hung in the cowhouse, also palm to bring luck to the stock.
    There is an old saying that before you start milking you should always milk some on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick O' Hare
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow
    Informant
    Mr O' Hara
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow