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School: Killasnett (roll number 9533)

Location:
Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Eoghan Mac Oirealla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0192, Page 146

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The animals on our farm are, cows, sheep, calves, horse, donkey, pigs, and goats.
    The cow house is called a byre in this distict. The byres are made of stone and generally with two windo and two doors.
    The byres are white-washed generally twice a year.
    The cows are tired to stakes and there is a chain tied round their necks. The lyings are called spanchels in this
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lena Rooney
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Curraghfore, Co. Leitrim