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School: Tyrrellspass (2) (roll number 13743)

Location:
Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Mrs Payne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 242

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  1. Care of Farm Animals (continued)

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    Animals don't ask much of us so we should give them:- food, bedding, shelter, and water.
    If a cow is not given water to drink we will not have much milk for 75% out of it is water.
    Ruth Johston, age 12,
    The Orphanage,
    Tyrrellsapss.
    9.12.38
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  2. The Tea-Man

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    The Tea-Man
    \long ago a lot of commercial travellers went round from house to house with goods to sell to people. One party of them sold tea which they carried in tin trunks on a horse and trap. These tea men were very much disliked by people as their tea was bad and they were very hard to drive from the house
    Mrs Payne our school teacher tells me that she heard a true story about a tea-man, this is it; One day a tea man went into a woman's house ans she was very busy with the dinner. he tried to persuade her to take tea from him but she would not, and so he went out very nicely and as he was going
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Matilda Fair
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Tyrrellspass, Co. Westmeath