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1. The Care of our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   to keep away sickness. Others put palm in them. A stable is built much like a cowhouse but there is a rack at one end where the hay and oats are put for the horse to eat.
   We have a special house for the hens. A hen house is a small building. There are as many wooden as stone houses. The wooden houses are supposed to be more healthy and better ventilated. There are perches or a roost at one end where the hens roost at night, and clean boxes arranged at the other end with a little hay in each for the hens to lay in. The houses should be well ventilated.

   

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2. Fairy Treasure in Brislaugh

   

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   There is a family named Sherlock in Brislaugh. One time the father was cutting turf on a bog near by. The place where he was working was a fort. He was near a bush when he found a little house built of stone and wood. He

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Owen Mc Govern

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Abbeytown, Co. Roscommon