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School: Mullach, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 3928)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Proinnsias Ó Sandair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 158

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    When we are calling the hens at home we say "tiuc tiuc tiuc" ; when we are calling the ducks we say "leet leet leet" ; when we are calling the geese we say "bady, bady, bady" ; when we are calling the turkeys we say "bee, bee, bee" ; and when we are calling the chickens we say "tiuc, tiuc, tiuc."
    It is usually twelve eggs that are put under a hen when hatching. A hen does be hatching the eggs about three weeks and ducks and turkeys and geese do be about four weeks. Hen eggs are very seldom marked but turkey eggs and geese eggs are marked because when they are setting the eggs they must put down the stale eggs a couple of days before the fresh 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
    Núala Ní Shándair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnor More, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Bean Uí Shándair
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Finnor More, Co. Clare