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School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)

Location:
Rathkell, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0149, Page 281

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    The fowl we keep are, hens, turkeys and ducks. We keep no geese because my father is opposed to them as he believes that land on which geese are kept is very unhealthy for cattle to graze upon and that they would not thrive well on it.
    We have three fowl houses, one for hens, one for the turkeys, and the third for the ducks.
    The turkey house is made of stone and cement and white-washed inside. There is one window and a door in it and the window can be opened at the top and bottom and this is a great advantage to the house.
    We used have about a
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary L. Judge
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mrs Francis Judge
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Sranalaghta South, Co. Mayo