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School: Aughygalt (roll number 9128)

Location:
Aughagault, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Miss S. A. Davidson
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1101, Page 031

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1101, Page 031

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  1. The Care of Farm Animals (continued)

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    importance, as the egg of the goose, duck and turkey is nearly always used for breeding purposes. All fowl are fed on potatoes, turnips, Indian meal and bran. When the male birds are grown to full size they are sold to furnish food for the table while the females take their place in the fowl run.
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  2. Homemade Toys

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    Many boys and girls have great fun in making toys with which to play in their spare time. Girls often make necklaces or bangles and sometimes dolls. They make a doll from cloth. They sew up a nice frock and put it on her.
    Boys make guns, spinning
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
          1. toys (~1,598)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Shirlow
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Magheranappan, Co. Donegal