Imleabhar: CBÉ 0190
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An Príomhbhailiúchán Lámhscríbhinní, Imleabhar 0190, Leathanach 021
Íomhá agus sonraí © Cnuasach Bhéaloideas Éireann, UCD.
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Ar an leathanach seo
(gan teideal) (ar lean)
“This is the conclusion of what I sent in, in my last book. It concerns the work that goes on in a farmhouse kitchen.”
(ar lean ón leathanach roimhe)to Christmas month and the turkeys are "all the talk". They are all strutting around the yard little thinking that their time is getting short. The woman of the house is coaxing them to eat every hour of the day because the heavier and fatter they are the more money she will get for them. The buyers come to the house and give so much per pound for them and a day is named to bring them in to Wexford. A horse and cart is required to bring them in, or perhaps two horses and carts are needed. The turkeys are tied in pairs by the legs and packed side by side in plenty of straw. Then all start off in the direction of the town. When they reach the buyers yard the turkeys are weighed in pairs. The farmers wife receives(leanann ar an chéad leathanach eile)