School: Clonshough

Location:
Clonshagh, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhroin
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  1. Every animal answers to a call.
    Pigs usually answer to “joch joch”.
    Hens usually answer to “chuck chuck”.
    Cats usually answer to “puss puss”.
    Dogs answer to a whistle.
    Cows and calves answer to “suck suck”
    Sometimes goats answer to “here kitty”
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. calling animals (~71)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Noel Dean
    Gender
    Male
  2. When you are calling the ducks to feed them you say “weedy,widy,widy,widy,”
    When you are calling the turkeys you say “Bee-wee bee-wee bee-wee,”
    When you call the chickens you say “chick,chick,chick”
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.