School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)
- Location:
- Adamstown, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 052
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- (continued from previous page)They are fed three times a day, morning, noon, and night.
When they are fat, they are sold, and the farmer gets a good price for them.
When the farmer is calling them he says, "Haristeac, Haristeac, Haristeac" and they come to him.
Dogs :
Dogs are kept to guard the house
They are fed on potatoes, bread, and milk
The farmer keeps three kinds of dogs, namely, a grey-hound, a sheep-dog and a terrier.
The sheep dog is kept to follow the sheep and cattle.(continues on next page)
