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School: Killegar (roll number 5684)

Location:
Killygar, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Robert Adams
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0228, Page 283

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    puts on a shoe on each hoof. Some horses are clipped all over and others are only clipped trace high.
    People say that it is lucky to have goats among cows. The hens are called Tuk! Tuk! Tuk! The ducks are called Wheaty! Wheaty! The turkey s are called Bee! Bee! The geese are called Goosey! Goosey!
    It is said that it is not lucky to set eggs on Saturday. My mother puts a mark of ink on the eggs for fear any other hen would lay in among the hatching eggs.
    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
    Isabella Margaret Spotten
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumercross, Co. Leitrim