School: Attymass B.
- Location:
- Áth Tí an Mheasaigh, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: P. Ó Flannghaile
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- (continued from previous page)have not many turkeys put them in along with the hens during the night.
They are fed three times every day.When the turkeys are young they are very weak and people have to give them great care or else they would die. Hard boiled eggs are supposed to be good for young turkey. When they grow up the people bring them to the market and sell them. There are little spots on the egg that the turkey lays. If a person wearing anything red goes near a turkey - cock he will follow them. When you are calling the turkeys you say "Pin, Pin" and they will come".The AssThe ass is not as well looked after as the horse. Sometimes he is used very cruelly and harshly even though people know that it was on an ass. Our Lady rode into Egypt. There is a cross on the asses' back and it was just there Our Lady sat. Some people say that an ass is just as holy as human beings.The rope the ass is tied with is called "a fetters". It is tied from his front(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Thomas Gaughan
- Gender
- Male
