School: Ráth Coille (roll number 15705)
- Location:
- Rathkell, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Aindrias Ó Mórdha
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- We keep sixty hens - all of the same breed, the White Wyan=dotte.We keep them in a house for themselves and we call it a hen house. The walls are made of cement and the roof is a flat concrete one. In it there are a door and a window.
In size it is about seven feet square and its height about seven feet. The
door is about five feet by two feet and a half. In the middle of the door there is an open space of a square shape, just large enough to allow the hens in or out but not big enough to admit a dog or a fox. The door is closed by a hasp and staple(continues on next page)- Collector
- Emily Joyce
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenavenew, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- Mrs P. Joyce
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- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glenavenew, Co. Mayo