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School: Derries (roll number 11388)

Location:
Derries, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Meadhbh Bean Uí Chiaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1033, Page 081

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    The horse is a big animal, he is useful for drawing turf and other jobs. The horse eats hay and corn. Nearly every farmer keeps a horse. There are two kinds of horses a race-horse and a working horse. There are big horses and wee horses the wee horses are called ponies. There are different colour of horses white horses black horses and other colout. About every three months the farmer gets his horse shode with the blacksmith.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Robert Duncan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Legnanornoge, Co. Donegal