School: Anach (roll number 13630)

Location:
Annagh, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Bhanáin
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    ducks, geese, and turkeys. The ducks are called "whitee whitee". The hens "tioc tioc", which means come in English. The geese "Bathy Bathy" and the turkeys "Yib Yib". The hens are kept in hen houses. in these houses there are sticks crossing from one side of the house to the other on which the hens perch. These are called roosts. There are also boxes in which the hens lay. The turkeys roost out on gates. The geese and ducks are kept in small houses and these are without roosts.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English