School: Gleann an Dúin - Prison (roll number 17042)
- Location:
- An Príosún Thoir, Co. Mhaigh Eo
- Teacher: Máire A. Ní Dhocartaigh
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- When a hen begins to clock I get from ten to fifteen eggs and I get a small box and put hay or straw into it. Then I fix the eggs into it. I put the hen in the box and cover her to keep her quiet. I take her out of the box every day to feed her and give her a drink. When the hen is lying on the eggs three weeks and the birds begin to leave the eggs she gets very hot and has to be taken out twice a day.
Then when the chickens are out of the shells I feed them(continues on next page)- Collector
- Patrick James Moran
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Mrs Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- An Chreig, Co. Mhaigh Eo