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School: Cloncovid

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Cloncovet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Savage
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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    Here is a list of the farm and domestic animals we have at home, cows, horses, pigs, goats, cats, dogs, and fowl.
    All the cows have names of their own which are "Spottie", "Horney Black", "Kerry", "White head", "Old Black" and "Pollie". When the cows are a driving my father says "prugie".
    In our cowhouse there are six stalls. The cows are tied to stakes by the necks. This house is called the "Byre". The cows are never tied by
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    May Sheridan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Edward Hore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carnagh Upper, Co. Cavan