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Winterage: The rural Irish custom to protect farmers' animals

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A few sprinkles of holy water and a short prayer. That's how this lesser-known autumn custom in southwestern Ireland begins. Every year at the end of October, cattle and some enthusiastic onlookers head to the rugged landscape of the Burren.

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