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School: Mercy Convent, Granard (roll number 13846)

Location:
Granard, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Sr. Conception
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0763, Page 282

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    will come out.
    Eggs were tested in olden times to see if there were young chickens in them in the following way -
    The woman of the house got a basin of blood warm water, took the hatching eggs from the hen, put them into the water for about five minutes; if they moved in the water or began to shake that was a sure sign that they contained a live bird, if the egg sank to the bottom it meant a dead bird, and if it remained on the top without moving it was a bad egg.
    Sometimes people judge
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Ballygilchrist, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mrs Mary Kiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    90
    Address
    Gallid, Co. Longford