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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   There are many animals which the people keep on the farm :- Cows, horses, calves and pigs. Some cows have names such as : - the '' polly cow ''. the '' spottie cow '' and others, according to their colour or if they have horns or not. When people are driving cattle out of a field they say
   '' go on suckie '' or go on spottie or whatever her name is. The cow house is a very large house with a pass going through the centre generally about five feet wide : it is called a group. On each side of it there is, what is called a '' stand '' or a place for the cows , about half a foot higher than the group. In front of each cow there is a stake. It is to a stake that cows are tied in this locality. There is a piece of wood got and a '' tramel '' made. There is a rope or sometimes a chain put through the '' tramel '' round the cow's neck and tied to the stake. There is a place in front of each cow for her hey. The cowhouse is called a byre. When cows are trespassing they are often tied from their horns to their legs. The tyings are generally made of a bag or sometimes a chain. There are two stripes cut from a bag about half a foot wide. They are sewed together , and twisted and doubled. Then they are put into the '' tramel ' and that is put round the cows neck. Nearly all the tyings about this

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Bernard Cassidy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Brackley, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   John Cassidy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumcullion, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   John Duffy

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tawnagh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Marie Gilheany

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drumcullion, Co. Cavan