School: Athlone (Mixed) (roll number 16092)
- Location:
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Hunter
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0748, Page 155
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- (continued from previous page)Natten's Kate was the name of a great race-horse which was born at Thomastown eight miles from Athlone.
Some people put a goat in with flocks of sheep and droves of cattle to keep away the Blackleg which is a disease cattle and sheep get.
When people are selling eggs they put down fourteen eggs mostly; the eggs are to be down for three weeks before hatched out.
Sometimes people bring the hen and eggs and put them in a box beside the fire.
There is a mark put on the eggs to distinguish them
- Informant
- Robert H. English
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Athlone, Co. Westmeath
