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School: Hospital Convent (roll number 13898)

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Hospital, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Sr. Bernard
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0515, Page 135

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    keep them quiet.
    The horse's stable is made of stone walls and a slated roof. The floor is made of cement and straw is spread in this floor for the horse. If the horse is working he is fed with oats and hay three times a day. If he is doing no work and in the stable he is fed twice a day with the same food. About once a month the horse is taken to the blacksmith to be shod. In spring the horses hair is clipped.
    The various calls for the different kinds of animals are tuk! tuk! for hens. "How How!" for cow "giney! giney!" for goats and "feed feed" for ducks.
    When the people buy eggs for hatching they get an odd one for luck. They put these eggs to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty O' Connell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Mr P. O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Castlefarm, Co. Limerick