School: Carrickallen
- Location:
- Carrickallen, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: A. Lynch
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- The animals that are kept in my father's farm are two cows, a horse, turkeys, hens, and ducks.
The domestic that are kept on my father's farm are the cat and the dog.
When calling the cows home we say "howey".
If they go to turn the wrong way we say "che"
If the cows kick while being milked we say "thrish" to stop them of it.
When we want to call the turkeys we say "pee".
This has the effect of bringing them to the person that is calling(continues on next page) - Collector
- Mary Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bernard Smith
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 57
- Occupation
- Carpenter
- Address
- Carrickacroman, Co. Cavan
