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School: Sooey (roll number 6249)

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Sooey, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Seán Ó Hóráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0179, Page 431

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The care of our farm animals
    The following is a list of our farm animals, cows, calves, pigs, a horse, turkeys, geese, hens and ducks. Some of the cows have got names such as - the high horn, the scotch, Manerhamilton, Thomas' cow, Dromahair and mag-pie, as for the horse his name is "Pride".
    While the farmer is driving the cows or calves to or from the meadow-field, he can be heard shouting after "How". The cow-house is called a byre and inside of it, half of the cows are tied to a stakes or iron rails and the rest to put on the opposite side. The byre has to be made a certain length and breath according to the number of cows which the farmer has it that each of them may have enough of place to be in. Each night they
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sheila Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mrs Beirne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloonagh, Co. Sligo