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 17_008

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  1. We have six cows in our farm. The house where they stay at night is called the cowshed. They get hay to eat every night and straw is put in for a bed. In the morning they are milked and a fresh meal of hay is given to them. When the milking is over each cow gets a feed of mangolds and cotton meal. The milk is taken to the dairy and separated and is given to the calves. Then the hens are let out and there are potatoes, bran and meal ready for them. When they hear the call of "chuck, chuck" they run to where the food is divided around. The
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Breda Murray
    Gender
    Female