School: Leac Dhearg (Lickerrig)
- Location:
- Lickerrig, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Séamus Ó Dubhda
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0037
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- Setting eggs for Hatching
Thirteen or fifteen is the usual number of eggs put under a hen.Eleven is considered an unlucky number.Friday is considered a lucky day for sitting a hen or goose.
The eggs are usually marked when sitting them a cross is made on each egg with ink or purple pencil.The reason why eggs are so marked so that if a henrys in the box the fresh egg will be known. The sign of the crosses put on goose-eggs before hatchingWhile the goose is laying her eggs are placed in oats or bran.
