School: Grange (roll number 3759)

Location:
Grange, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Tomás de Búrca
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  1. At home we keep a good number of animals which include farm animals and fowls. The farm animals and fowls include cows, calves, a horse, a donkey, sheep, pigs, hens, chickens and turkeys. We also keep a dog and cat.
    We call our cows by the names "Dairymaid," "Kinlough," "Bluebell," "bonboy," and "Beauty."
    We call our horse, "Dandy," and we call our donkey "Neddy".
    We keep our cows in a byre in winter, and we feed them on hay. We keep this byre clean. My father cleans it out every morning. The floor of this house is paved with
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mc Gowan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Streedagh, Co. Sligo