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School: Teampall Mhuire

Location:
Carbad Beg, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0143, Page 474

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    In summer we hatch a good deal of eggs. First of all we get a box and put a sod of clay at the bottom of it. Then we put straw and hay over it and fix it very tidy. We get twelve or fourteen eggs and put them in the middle of the box.
    We get a clucking hen and leave her on them for three weeks. We feed her once a day with meal and potatoes and we give her a drink of
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Killeen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cartoon, Co. Mayo