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After the only cow in a small Tipperary town suddenly stopped giving
milk,
the angry townspeople discovered they could buy a new cow in Cork for
EUR200. So they raised the money and bought the cow, which produced

milk continuously.

Happy with their success, the townspeople decided to buy a bull to mate

with the cow and produce more cows like it. However, every time the bull
tried to mount the cow, the cow would move away.

Confused and upset, the townspeople consulted with the local vet.
"Whenever the bull tries to mount our cow, she moves away," said a town

elder. "If he approaches from the back, she moves forward. When he
approaches her from the front, she backs off. An attempt from the side,

she walks away to the other side."

The vet thought about this for a minute and asked, "Did you by chance,

buy this cow in Ballincollig?"

The people were dumbfounded, since no one had ever mentioned where they

bought the cow. "You are truly a wise vet," they said. "How did you know
that?"

The vet replied with a distant look in his eye, and said, "My wife is
from
Ballincollig."