School: Inistioge (B.) (roll number 1916)

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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   of milk to any one else. The stable is divided into two parts by a partition and a horse is put in either side. There is a cement manger and a pot in each side. They are fed with hay, mangolds, and oats. They ae clipped in winter before they start the Spings work.

   Hens
   The most common way to call the hens is to say "Diuck" "Diuck." Sometimes chickens are born with four legs. The ducks go off with the river and never come back. Marks are put on the eggs when set.

   

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2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

   

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   The list of farm animals are - The cow, hourses, calves, pigs, sheep, the cat and the dog. I say while driving home the cows - "how, how, how", or "hi home, hi home". The cow house is built of stones and cement. It is about forty feet long, and about fifteen feet wide. The stables are made of stones and cement. it is about twenty four feet long and about fifteen feet wide, and a partition dividing the horses. We say when

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   Language

   English

   Collector

   Patrick Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   An Cheapach, Co. Chill Chainnigh

   Informant

   Mr Patrick Doyle

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   34

   Address

   An Cheapach, Co. Chill Chainnigh