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School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 279

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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The farm animals we keep at home are a horse, a cow, calves, sheep and pigs. When I am driving the cow or the calves in or out of the field I say "How How" or "How up." The cow-house is galvanised and it is white-washed inside. It has a cement floor and a manger at each end of it. There are three chain tyings on each manger. They are not homemade. The cow is tied by the neck. When we are calling the calves we say "Suck Suck." The horsestable is galvanized and it has a cement floor. We clip the horse with a horse clippers and when we have him
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Lenihan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Delvin, Co. Westmeath