School: Achadh na Garron (Aughnagarron) (roll number 5603)
- Location:
- Aghnagarron, Co. Longford
- Teacher: -
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- (continued from previous page)1 foot deep and 10 feet long and 3 feet broad.
He puts the potatoes in this and he builds them to about a height of 2 or 3 feet.
He then covers them with straw and covers this again with clay to keep them safe from the frost during the Winter.
Written by Patrick McCormack, Cullaboy, Granard, Co Cavan.
- The animals which are to be seen on our farm are cows, calves, horses, donkeys, goats and pigs.
All our cows have got names and are as follows, mag-pie polly, bracket and white-head
The mag-pie is so called because she is of a white and black colour and she is also the colour of a mag-pie.
The polly got her name because she is if a brown colour and is hornless.
The bracket cow is so called because she is of a white and brown colour.
The white-head got her name because she has(continues on next page) - Collector
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