School: Knockanevin (roll number 4122)
- Location:
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Crosáin
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- (continued from previous page)There are two kinds of sheep the mountain sheep and the lowland sheep. The mountain sheep are very wild and they have horns. The lowland sheep are very mild and timid and have no horns.
The goat is a very affectionate animal. She gives us milk to drink and it is very wholesome. She does not give as much milk as the cow but still her milk is very strong and nourishing. The goat’s milk is sometimes carried to the creamery with the cow’s milk. The young of the goat is called a kid. The kid is a very frisky animal.
The pig is another animal that the farmer keeps. The pig is kept in a house all the time. While she is fattening she is fed with potatoes, milk, and meal. When she is fat she is sold and killed.
All the people in my home district have hens, ducks, geese, and(continues on next page)- Collector
- Christina Mc Grath
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John Mc Grath
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Postman
- Address
- Knockanevin, Co. Cork