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School: Twomilehouse (roll number 2284)

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Twomilehouse, Co. Kildare
Teacher:
Tomás Bineidh
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    When a hen begins to cluck she is put in a box of hay, in a quiet, dark house, with a clutch of 13 eggs under her. She is left there for twenty-one days and at the end of that time she brings out a clutch of chickens. During her hatching period, she is taken off once a day for her food, and while she is off a warm cloth is put over the eggs to keep them warm until she returns.
    Eggs that are laid on good Friday are marked with a cross, and kept to be eaten
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
        1. bird-lore (~2,478)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Johnstown or Dunshane, Co. Kildare