School: Árd Caorthainn (roll number 15217)
- Location:
- Ardkeeran, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Ml. Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0180, Page 189
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- There are about five different kinds of animals. Farm and domestic animals.
Nearly every farmer keeps a horse as it is with the horse he gets his work done. When the horses hair grows it is cut. Often times he dies which is a great loss to his master. The most common of all diseases which the horse takes is staggers.
The feed which the horse gets, is oats or clarendo. He is left out in the field in summer but in Winter it is kept in the house.
The donkey is much like a horse but not so large or so strong. People(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridie Maye
- Gender
- Female
