School: Ballyheaffy (B.), Baile Dubh (roll number 10387)
- Location:
- Ballyeafy, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Néill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 158
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- (continued from previous page)When we are calling the hens we say "Duk Duk Duk" and when we are calling geese we say "bazey bazey"
Obtained from: Michael McGrath, (50 years)
Gortnaskehy, Araglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork
Written by:-Denis McGrath, Gortnaskehy, Araglen, Kilworth, Co. Cork.
- When calling horses the people say "pru pru". When calling pigs people say "bac bac bac" or "hurrish". Every goat is known as gennie and when people call a goat they say "gennie gennie". When people are hunting hens they say hus-cearc. When they are calling ducks they say "feeney feeney". When people are calling geese they say "bady bady"[?]. When hunting geese people say husge.
Obtained from: Patrick Buckkley (senior) (41 years)(continues on next page) - Collector
- Fanahan Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortnaskehy, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Patrick Buckley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 41
- Address
- Gortnaskehy, Co. Cork
