School: Monknewton (roll number 9696)

Location:
Monknewtown, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Maighréad Ní Mhurchadha
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    the pig we say "Gurry Gurry." When the pig is fat he is kill, sold in the Market. Hens are very useful for laying eggs. They lay them in the hen-house. There is a roost in the hen-house for the hens to sleep on. The roost is made of long boards which are stretched across the hen-house. The hens lay in boxes and the boxes are nailed up on the wall. In Spring there are sets of eggs put down to hatch. There are thirteen eggs put under each hen. There is a mark put on each egg. It takes three weeks to hatch hen eggs. Then the little chickens come out of the shells. When we are calling the hens we say "Tiocad tiocad." When we are calling the ducks we say "Liat liat." When we are calling the turkeys we say "Bia, bia."
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Rose Clarke
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Monknewtown, Co. Meath