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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 279

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  1. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The farm animals in this district are well cared in the winter. When a cow calves she is put into a warm byre and she gets a warm drink in about an hour after she has calved. The calf gets milk three times a day for a month. The milk that the cow has after she has calved is like blood and it is called beistings. The calf does not back chjew for nine days after he is calved. When the calf is about a month old he gets green grass to eat. Sometimes the young calves are brought on carts to the fair and sold there When the summer comes the calves that were in the byres in the winter are put out on the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Dan Gralton
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    87
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Falty, Co. Leitrim