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School: Ballyhogue

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Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
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Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 205

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  3. XML “Care of Pigs and Sheep”
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  1. Care of Pigs and Sheep

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    Boneens are the names of young pigs on Ballyhogue. "Husk, dock, dock, dock, dock.", that is the way we call the pigs in Ballyhogue.
    There is a trough in the sty for feeding the pigs then the people that own the pigs get the food out of the boiler in buckets and put meal in it and mix it up with the food and give it to the pigs.
    The houses are thatched and there is a yard leading to them. The boiler is filled with water and then the turnips and potatoes are put in it and a fire is lit and the boiler is boiled and in the mornings the meal is put on and mixed up and that would do the pigs for a week.
    The food that the sheep gets is grass and turnips. Sheep are clipped in the month of April.
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  2. Care of Cows

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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggie O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    John O' Brien
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Informant
    Margaret O' Brien
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    52