School: Tigneatha
- Location:
- Tynagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Caomhánaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0053, Page 0073
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- The animals on our farm are, cows, horses, sheep, cattle, calves and pigs and bonhams. When we are calling the cows we say "Prem" "Pren" and when we are driving them out we say "How, How" and when we are calling the horses we say "pew pew." When we are calling the horses we say "pew pew." When we are calling the sheep we say "Choein" "Choein" when we are calling the "cattle and calves we say "Suc, Suc." When we are calling the pigs se say "Geoc" "Geoc." When we are driving them away we say "Smuc" "Smuc." The cows are baled in the cowhouse at night. The bales are made of wood. Long ago they used to be tied with(continues on next page)
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