School: Carley (roll number 5332)
- Location:
- Crooked Wood, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Brigid Cooke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0738, Page 348
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- Cows to drive "Howh Howh. "Hi O Hi O Hop"
Pigs Hi muc To call Sow "Hurrish" "Hurrish"
Horses:- Hob off Hob on To call a horse "Psssh O
Hen to call Chuckie chuckie To drive "Hi Cearc"
Ducks weety weetie weet To Drive "Hi Lach"
Goose:- "bedthe bedthe" To Drive "Hí Zé"
Turkeys to Call "Yeb Yeb"Cow house.
Called Byre. Tied with chains to manger. Local name: "Tyans" (Tyings)
Milking Sign of Cross made on Cows
hip bone when milking is finished. Cow stands still & gives milk easier if a quick tune is lilted.
- Kinos "Dash" Tumble over. End over end.
Dash churn now rarely seen
Strangers: - On coming in if people are churning visitors say "God bless the work" Take Dash gives a few turns & say "I'll leave the weight of myself of butter on it".
When finishes Dash is carried three times round Church in the name of "Three Divine Persons"
