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School: Cluain Róiste (roll number 6959)

Location:
Clonroche, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Dubhghaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 232

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  1. My Home District (continued)

    “I live in townland of Tomfarney, the Parish of Cloughbawn, the barony of Bantry.”

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    live there. I never heard any of the others telling stories except one man named John Moran said that at one time the most of the townland was under Kehoes and that there were more houses, that are gone now,not even the ruins remain
    Nicholais Kehoe
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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The animals on our farm are some of the following
    The Cows The horses The Ass
    The Sheep The Pigs The Goats
    The Calves The Dogs The Cats
    When animals are called in at night they are called by the own names for example the Cow "Chew home" "Chew home" "Chew home"
    The horses knows their name by saying, "Hub Hub, Hub", when you are feeding the calves you say "suck suck suck"
    There are also other names on the Cows such as White Rose, Black Beauty, Farrell, Malachi. The house
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maire Ní Réamoinn
    Gender
    Female