School: Kilmactranny (roll number 6385)

Location:
Kilmactranny, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Chasmháin
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    The goat is a big thief of an animal, no fence is able to hold a goat, but her milk is very good for tea.
    When we call the pig we say 'hursh', when we call the hens we say 'chuck chuck', when we call the turkeys we say 'beib beib'.
    When people are setting eggs for hatching they generally set thirteen because they say an odd number is lucky.
    When a horse wants to be shod he is brought to the smith's forge ; the smith makes shoes to fit his hoof.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Joe Gormley
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockmore, Co. Sligo