School: Cnapach (Crappagh) (roll number 7529)
- Location:
- An Chnapach, Co. Mhuineacháin
- Teacher: Mrs Horan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0949, Page 199
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - Women living in the country "swap" clutches of eggs for setting. They usually get 13 eggs in return for the dozen they bring "to swap". Some put a piece of plastering from the wall in the basket to bring luck, others a pinch of salt. It is considered unlucky to bring May flowers into the house where a hen is hatching and sometimes a piece of iron usually a horse. shoe to put under the nest in case of thunder. The shock caused by a heavy peal would kill the young birds in the eggs and iron prevents this. There is no mark put on hatching eggs except on turkey eggs which are numbered accordingly as they are laid - 1.st Egg. 2.nd Egg etc. To test eggs after a couple of weeks hatching. put them in luke warm water. if rotten they float. if dead(continues on next page)
