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School: Cnoc an Éin, Cuinche

Location:
Knockanean, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Bhraonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0595, Page 015

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  1. Animals of the Farm (continued)

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    we are calling the pigs. We say "Dias Dias" when we are calling the turkeys. For ducks we say "Fiag Fiag". For goats we say "Jen Jen". For sheep "Shoen-Sho, Shoen- Sho". For calves "Suck Suck". People give one egg in for luck. they say no bird woud come out if they did not do that.
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  2. Animals of the Farm

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    We have a cow, hens, ducks, chickens and an ass. We say "Haba Haba" when driving a cow. When calling hens , ducks and chickens we say "feed feed" and when calling geese we say "baddie, badddie"
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mangan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbreckan, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Martin Mangan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilbreckan, Co. Clare