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School: Empor (roll number 941)

Location:
Emper, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 076

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    There are thirty animals at home on the farm namely, three horses, two calves, and twenty two cattle.
    One of the cows names is "Bawney", the other "Gowney", and the other is "Polly".
    The cowhouse is called a "bior", and it is a very big building with a manger inside which is made of wood and the cows are tied with a chain made of iron and it is fastened
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Brigid Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Halion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    90
    Address
    Emper, Co. Westmeath