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School: Cúl Seachtaine

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Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Caitlín Nic Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0259, Page 041

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    The principal animals on the farms in this locality are cows, calves, horses, sheep, goats, donkeys and pigs.
    The cows and horses are considered the most useful to the farmer. He does all his tillage with the horses and ploughs and mows his meadows with horses and mowing machines.
    There are only a few farmers here who have goats. We keep a goat in our home. She is a great pet. We call
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mena Goggins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mrs T. Goggins
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    33
    Address
    Coolshaghtena, Co. Roscommon