School: Drom an Mhadaidh

Location:
Drumavaddy, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
S. Ó Murchadha
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    time, and we keep him in a house called a stable in the Winter time. His food consists of hay, straw, oats and grass. When driving him the owner shouts “gee - up Beauty.” A horse is not like any other four footed animal, he has to be shod. A man called a blacksmith makes shoes for him, those shoes are made of iron. In Autumn he is clipped, to make him strong in summer.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English