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School: Clochar na Trocaire

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Tuam, Co. Galway
Teacher:
an tSiúr M. Oilibhéir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0027, Page 0140

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    people to the market. There is a cross on the asses back on account of it carrening the Blessed Virgin and Our Lord.
    The sheep is a very useful animal because every year the farmers shear them and they get a large fleece of wool from each.
    In spring the hens hatch their eggs. When the people are putting down settings they say that an uneven number is the luckiest. They also put a mark on each egg so that they would know if any other hen layed among them. Long ago the people used to burn a few wisps of straw and make the sign of the cross over the nest.
    When we are driving the cows we say habha, habha and when we are calling them we say bet, bet.
    When we are calling the calf
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Meelick West, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Mahon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Meelick West, Co. Galway