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School: Uachtar Achaidh (roll number 9762)

Location:
Oughteragh, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Caitlín Knott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0224, Page 043

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    People say "Chuck! Chuck!" when calling hens. They say "Hurish! Hurish!" for the pigs, and "Bee! Bee!" for the turkeys.
    When setting eggs some people say a prayer. If an egg is broken or the chicken does not come out in the first setting of the year people say that chickens will be unlucky with the person that year.
    A mark is generally put on eggs before hatching, so that if another hen lays in the nest her eggs will be known and taken out.
    I got this information from my father.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Olive Mitchell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killaneen, Co. Leitrim