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School: Maio (roll number 13119)

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Trohanny, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Máire Ní Chreaig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0707, Page 111

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    will not affect the eggs when they are chipping. Hen eggs have to be hatched for three weeks, and duck eggs have to be left four weeks hatching.
    When we are calling the hens we say, tioc, tioc, tioc. When we are calling the ducks, we say, weedy, weedy, weedy.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Sue Pringle
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corgreagh or Killagriff, Co. Meath