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School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)

Location:
Dún Béacáin, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Foghlú
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0290, Page 086

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

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    biggest of the eggs are picked out which are a day or two old and great care is taken to see that they are smooth. The eggs - usually thirteen are put in a dark corner where the hen sits on them for three weeks.
    Pigs
    are kept by mostly all farmers. The bonhams are fed in bran and milk. When they are old enough to fatten they are fed in raw meal potatoes and milk. A half-grown pig is called a céis
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  2. The Local Forge

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    There are seven forges in the Parish of Schull, three being in Ballydehob, two in Schull, one in Cosheen and one in
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