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School: Balrath (roll number 9770)

Location:
Balrath, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Bean Uí Oirghiall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 062

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    These are the domestic animals we have at home. Three cows which we call the bracket cow the white cow and the polly. We have three calves but we have no names on them. When we are going to feed them we say "Suck Suck Suck". We have one dog and two cats. We call the dog Major and the two cats Tom.
    In the Winter time we tie in the cows. There are three posts standing up out of the ground in the cow house. A ring is fixed in each post with a chain out of it. The chains are put
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Edward Mc Cormack
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Monroe, Co. Westmeath