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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0751, Page 153

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  1. Customs Connected with the Hatching of Eggs

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    The best place to get hatching eggs is at the stations under the Department throughout the country. If eggs come a long distance they must be let settle before hatching It is not good to wash eggs intended for hatching
    The hatching hen is called a clucker. She must be quite and tame. A light breed of hen should never be put to hatch as she will never ask to go back to her eggs until she is caught and carried back to her eggs and sometimes the eggs are cold and people meet with losses. It is considered unlucky to move hatching eggs from one nest to another and it is also unlucky to set hatching eggs on a Friday
    Some years ago the women
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Coughlan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Coughlan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    38
    Address
    Daroge, Co. Longford