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School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)

Location:
Newtown (Shea), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
(name not given)
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    by herself and the mother is to come along and ask what time it is, with all her chickens behind her and the children are supposed to be chickens.
    The mother comes along for a couple of times asking the time until the third time and then the hag is edging knives.
    The mother comes along and says.
    Mother "What are you edging the knives for?"
    Hag "To cut the heads off those chickens"
    Mother "What did they do"
    Hag "They ate all my corn and knocked down my fence"
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ailís Ní Glionnán
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    James Glendon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Goodwinsgarden, Co. Kilkenny