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School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)

Location:
Prison East, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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    We have about thirty hens at our house. We have black white red grey hens. They have a little house for themselves with perches going across from wall to wall and the hens roost on them every night.
    People do not like to put an even number of eggs under a hen because it is considered unlucky.
    Thirteen egg are always put down under a hen for a clutch. After three
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    45
    Address
    Prison North, Co. Mayo