School: Cnocán Mhichil Naofa (Clochar)

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1. The Care of Our Farm Animals (continued)

   

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   on the cow's hip bone with the froth of the milk. When milking cows they say deasu [?] thart. When calling the hens we say Tioc Tioc, and when calling the cats we say siob siob. We call the dog by its name. When calling the pigs we say fuiris fuiris, and for the calf we say suck suck. For the turkeys we say twee, twee, for the geese we say beadáigh beadaigh.
   Peiople tie a red rag around th cow's tail after calfing to keep the fairies from stealing the milk.

   

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   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kitty Clarke

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Ardroe, Co. Mayo