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School: Longford, Kinnitty

Location:
Longford, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
M. Ní Thuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0820, Page 043

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    Our Farm Animals
    Information collected by:-
    Nora Cuddy Poulduff, Kinnitty.
    Aged 14 years
    On the green hillsides of Erin we see many cattle grazing. Among them are heifers some of which are shorthorn others, pollies which have no horns. People dishorn their cattle. They get ropes and tie up the young suck calves securely then they get some stuff like chalk called Caustic, which when it is moistened burns the hair or flesh near which it is placed. They rub this where the horns will
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Cuddy
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Pollduff, Co. Offaly