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School: Killuran / Cill Úráin (roll number 14658)

Location:
Killuran, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Thomas Mc Inerney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588C, Page 03_006

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    We have five cows which are kept in the cow-house during the winter nights. They are tied with chains. In olden times cows were tied with a gad made of osiers and a rope or sugan.
    We have three horses, two working ones and a foal. The two working horses are kept in a stable during the winter nights. One horse's name is Dick. We call the other the pony. Dick is a Scotch horse and the pony is an Irish bred pony.
    We have four
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Mac Namara
    Gender
    Male