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School: Blacklion

Location:
Blacklion, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
F. Johnston
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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The following are the animals at my house; one horse, nine cows, six calves, one donkey, twelve pigs, a bull, one goat, a dog, and cat. The cowhouse is called a 'byre'.
    There are stakes in a row inside the 'byre'.
    There are rings round the stakes and there are ropes tied to the rings. The ropes are tied round the cows' necks. Some people make ropes out of bags.
    Sometimes a horse shoe is nailed on the stable door, and on the byre door. The stable is similar to the byre, there are stalls inside of it.
    When people are calling hens
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bobbie Nixon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Thornhill or Mullandreenagh, Co. Cavan