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School: Belvoir, Kilkishen

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Belvoir, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Bríd Ní Chadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 118

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    McNamara was never seen afterwards but it is said that he rides through the streets of Kilkishen every seven years on Christmas eve and if Clare ever wants a leader in battle she will have McNamara at her head of her army.
    People say that pigs see the wind When a person is calling pigs he says "hut hut" Rings are put on pigs noses to keep them from rooting When calling hens a person says "tioc, tioc, tioc". When a person is calling ducks She says "feed feed, feed". When calling turkeys a person says "biad biad"
    When setting eggs for hatching earth is put under them to keep the eggs moist. They are marked with a pencil so as to know.
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    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