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School: Ballyhogue

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Ballyhoge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs. Margaret Cahill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0902, Page 206

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  1. Care of Cows (continued)

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  2. Care of the Horse

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    The names that the people have on the horses are Barney, Tom and Billy. The stable has one door on it and it has a partition between the horses and the hay is at each side of the partition and they have straw under their feet for fodder.
    The stables have no windows in them but they have holes in them to let in the air. When the horses are getting (?) their feet are (?) with a knife and then the nails are driven in.
    The workhorse's shoes are not as closed in as the racehorse's shoes and the racehorse's shoes are rounder. There are six nails in the racehorse's shoe and
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