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School: Bouleenshere (B.), Baile Thaidhg, Tráighlí (roll number 12864)

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Booleenshare, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Jeremiah M. Healy
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    carry their turkeys to Causeway. Others carry them to Ballyheigue. They get a shilling a lb for them or so.
    Then the turkeys are killed and cleaned out. Then they are sent off to England. The people of the house always keep a turkey for Christmas day, for without one there would be no Christmas.
    The weight of a turkey-cock is about twenty pounds. The weight of a hen turkey is about twelve pounds.
    The turkeys destroy all the corn fields, because they pull off all the heads of the corn.
    The colour of a turkey's egg is brown and white. The egg is about the size of a duck's egg.
    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
    Michael Mc Grath
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tim Horgan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinclemesig, Co. Kerry