School: Killyon (roll number 7120)
- Location:
- Cill Liatháin, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Brighid, Bean Uí Fithcheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0693, Page 179
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- (continued from previous page)When you are putting out the cows you say "Cow up", "cow up".
When I call the cow I say "Prug, prug, prug, prug".
When I call the calves I say "Suck, suck".
When I call the goat I say "Kiddy, kiddy" or "Jin, jin".
When I call the pig I say "Muck, muck".
When I am driving a horse or ass I say "gi-up".
When an ass bawls the old people say there is a tinker dead in N- ass.
There are many stories connected with the ass. The ass has a cross on its back and it is said that the ass got the cross when the Blessed Virgin(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mathew Gilsenan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newtown or Cloneen, Co. na Mí
