School: Cill Fhearga (roll number 15128)
- Location:
- Killarga, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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- (continued from previous page)the hens he says "chuck, chuck". When a person is calling the ducks he says "wheet, wheet".
When a person is calling the turkeys he says "be, be". When a person is calling the geese he says "goosie, goosie" and when he is driving them to the field he says "leg, leg".
There are signs of birds in eggs before they are hatched. If the egg is placed before a lighted candle if it seems to be a black colour there is a bird in it, and if it to be a yellow colour there is no bird.- Collector
- Anna R. Mc Morrow
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Hugh Mc Morrow
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Address
- Mullaghmore, Co. Leitrim