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School: Feevagh (roll number 9517)

Location:
Feevagh, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Seán Ó Bhaldraithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0269D, Page 02_012

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    We have the following farm animals at home: two cows, four calves, one horse, three pigs, one cat and one dog, and forty sheep. We have no special name on them. When driving out the cows I say "How up", to them.
    We call the cow house a "byre". The byre is thatched and is about thirty feet long and twelve feet broad. A wooden manger runs along one side. It is divided into stalls for the cows. There are iron
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mulligan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Carrowntarriff, Co. Roscommon