School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

Location:
Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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    Then there is a good bed of straw put in under them to keep them clean.
    Horses are not kept in the house in the summer.
    They are put out in the fields, because the weather is too warm to keep them in the house.
    When the farmer is calling them he says, "Come, Come, Come," and the horses come to him.
    They have to work very hard in Spring and Autumn.

    Cows:
    Cows are kept to give us milk.
    They are put in the house at night during the winter, because the weather is too cold to keep them out in the fields.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English