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1. Care of Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   of thatched houses, as the Danes did themselves in Ireland. Round eggs are the best for hatching. If two different classes of hen eggs are being hatching by the one hen, marks are put on one class of eggs. When we are calling the hens we say "tioc, tioc, tioc", and when we are calling the hens we say "yeb, yeb, yeb."
   The goats come when we say "Nanny, Nanny", and the pigs come when we say "hwish, hwish". When we want to call the ducks we say "wheaty, wheaty" and when calling the geese we say "lady, lady". When we are calling the chickens we say "birdie, birdie".
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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Eileen Leyland

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Crossna, Co. Roscommon

   Informant

   Thomas Leyland

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Crossna, Co. Roscommon