School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 128
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- (continued from previous page)to cross the eggs with a cinder. They used to let the goose out to water, and when she came in all wet and sat on the eggs It is said that by doing this the shells of the eggs were made soft and easily chipped.
- When chasing hens out of the crops, instead of saying "Hush", the old people say, "Hi Cearc", and when calling them they say "juttie, juttie" instead of "Chuck, chuck". If they did not get a hen to sit on eggs they would set her drunk with whiskey and give her a couple of shakes(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Casey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mrs Mac Dermott
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 61
- Address
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
