School: Teampall Mhuire
- Location:
- An Carbad Beag, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Eithne, Bean Uí Mhaonghaille
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- We have forty six hens. They lay better in the Summer then in the Winter. We feed them with oats and boiled potatoes mixed with meal. We feed them twice a day in Summer and three times a day in Winter.
We have many different kinds of hens. They are Rhode Island Reds, Black Monorcas, Wyndottes, Barrocks, Sussex and Leghorns. When going to hatch eggs we get a box and put some clay in the bottom and then we put some hay or straw over the clay and make a nice comfortable nest.
Then we place twelve(continues on next page)- Collector
- Tessie Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ráth Bhán, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Informant
- Mrs Rogers
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- An Ráth Bhán, Co. Mhaigh Eo