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School: Baile an Bhile (B.) (roll number 12195)

Location:
Ballinvilla Demesne, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
John F. Higgins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0110, Page 099

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    The farm animals that we have at home are the cows, the horse, the sheep, and the pigs. The names of the cows are Mary Ellen, Hanna, and Bluebell. The cows are milked in a cow house. The cows are bedded with straw. The cows are tied with a chain. When the people have milked the cows they make a cross with the milk on the cow. During the summer the cows are let out in the at night.
    The horse is kept in a horse house. The horse eats hay. When the horse is working on a road and the road is slippery
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jarlath Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brickeens, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Michael Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Brickeens, Co. Mayo