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School: Errew G.N.S. (roll number 13261)

Location:
Errew, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Brígid Nic Eoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090E, Page 08_015

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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    The animals we keep on our farm are the horse, cow, sheep, goat and ass and also the cat and dog. The names we have on our cows are "Poll", "Red Neck" and Horney. When people are driving the cows in and out to the field the use the expression "Hurse." The cow-house is made of stone and a concrete floor.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Grady
    Gender
    Female