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School: Tarmon (roll number 13997)

Location:
Tarmon, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
P. Layden
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0205, Page 277

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The chief occupation of the people of this district is farming. The farmers keep a lot of animals, such as cows, calves, sheep, pigs and a lot of other animals. The farmers tie their cattle in sheds during the winter. Some people do not give as much care to their cattle as others. The farmers mash their cattle so as to make them fat and make profit on them. Sometimes the farmers lose on cattle and sometimes they make a lot of profit on them. When the farmers have the hay saved they let their cattle out on the aftergrass. The farmers save the hay so as to have it for their cattle in the winter. When the cattle are fat the farmers sell them and make profit on
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Guihen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Tawnycorragh, Co. Leitrim