School: Kingscourt (B.)
- Location:
- Kingscourt, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Ml. Breathnach
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- (continued from previous page)the house and they kill her. When you are calling hens you should say Tuk! TukDucks are kept in much the same way as hens, only they do not stay on perches at night. They sleep on the ground. Ducks usually bring out their young ones in the open. Duck's eggs are not usually eaten in this district because they are too strong and not nice. When you are calling ducks you say, Weit! Weit! When people see a duck eating grass, they say it is a sign of rain. Turkeys are very hard to rear. They are very big birds and very hard to rear because they are very delicate when young. When a turkey lays an egg it is put into bran or meal until(continues on next page)
