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School: Páirc na Coille

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Woodfield, Co. Roscommon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0233, Page 337

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    The farm and domestic animals are:- the cows, calves, the horse and the cat. The cows have got no names. The names of the calves are:-"Darkie", "bluebull", "Bánie" and "gragel". The horse's name is "Paddy". When driving the cows we say "hwish" and when driving the calves we say "go on sukie".
    The cow-house is a two storey building with a granary over head. There are two apartments underneath and four cows can be tied in each apartment. The floor is flagged and the roof is made of iron. The walls are lime washed twice a
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Leyland
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Thomas Leyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crossna, Co. Roscommon