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School: Mountmellick Convent (roll number 7183)

Location:
Mountmellick, Co. Laois
Teacher:
Sr E. Clarke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 065

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0824, Page 065

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    blessed palm branched.Cows are milked twice daily about 8 o clock in the morning and six in the evening. Horses are very useful to man and need plenty of hay and oats and clean straw for fodder.They are shod by the blacksmith when necessary, About the beginning of Spring the horse is clipped to lighten his coat for ploughing and tilling the land.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maura Hyland
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John Hyland
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Coolagh, Co. Laois