School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:: Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
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The Care of our Farm Animals

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The animals which are kept on the farm next to my home are, milking cows, calves, pigs, horses and sheep. When the people are driving cows around this district, they use "hi", or "how". There is a big long cow-shed on the farm next to home. There are three big doors on that shed, and the shed is covered with galvenise, and painted red. That shed is also white-washed in-side, to keep away infectious diseases from the cows. It is owned by Mr Hutchinson. The way cows are tied nowadays is chains are tied
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Topics
1. activities
  economic activities
  agriculture (~2,659)
  animal husbandry (~2,587)
Language

English
Collector
Máire de Paor
Other names

Máire de Paor
Mary Power
Gender

Female
Address

Haggard, Co. Kilkenny

Informant
John Marnell
Gender

Male
Age

83
Address

Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny