School: Craughwell (B)

Location:
Craughwell, Co. Galway
Teacher:
E. Ó Cléirigh
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    200) (198) Calling a hen - Tioc: Tioc;
    201) Calling a duck - Pús; Pús; Pús.
    202) Calling geese - Beadaidhe; Beadaidhe:
    203) Calling a turkey - Dhíb; Dhíb; Dhíb.
    204) Calling chickens - Stis; Stis; Sdis:
    205) Calling a pig - Deoch; Deoch; Deoch.
    206) Calling a sow - Hurrais; Hurais.
    207) Calling a goat - Dein; Dein (jen)
    208) Calling a sheep - Seón; Seón; Seón.
    209) Calling a calf - Suc; Suc;
    210) Calling a cow - Pwo; Pwo(?)
    211) Calling a horse - Pri: Pri;
    212) Calling a cat - Pse; Psh -

    213) Driving a cow - "How"
    214) he went down the road in a Sodarorín - a Ceantar
    215) I got a PÁLTÓG from the master - a slap of a stick
    216) Dúdóg - a blow of a fist
    217) I'll give you TÚIRNE MHÁIRE ! - a good thrashing
    218) You'll get TOGH TOBAC if you don't mind yourself
    219) he got as white as MÁIRE BÁN
    220) a little SRUITHÍN

    221) when you'd say to a cow to move over there you'd say:
    Deas fós annsin ! - BLACKGARDIN(?)
    Deas fód annsin - CARRIGAN(?)

    222) if you were milking and she was stirring:
    Fan go socair

    223) if a person had a cow milked he'd say:
    Bail ó Yes a we

    224) you have the MILSEARA(SHARA)
    that would be said to a person in a district who would have the potatoes or corn reaped first
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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