School: Réidh Ghlas (roll number 14853)
- Location:
- Knockardtry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pártholán Ó Dálaigh
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- Farm Animals
There are many animals in the farm at home. There are many animals and fowl in every farm, cows, calves, pigs, bonhams sheep, lambs, horses and colts. He has turkeys, geese, chickens hens, ducks and goslings. We say "go out" to the dog when we want to hunt him and we call him by name when we want him. We say "cuir" when we want to hunt the cat and when we want to call him we say Pee Swee
When we want to call the goat we say "seoduir", "seoduir",
When we are bringing the cows we say "how", "how".
When we want them to move off our way we say "cearruig"
When we are calling the calves we say "suck, suck"
When we are calling the pigs we say "Hurish, Hurish
When we are calling the bonhams we say "Wat, Wat"
When we are calling the horses we call them by name
When we are calling the colts we say Filly, Filly.
When we are calling the ducks we say "feen, feen
When we are calling the turkeys we say Bee, Bee,
When we are hunting them we say "Hi-Bee".
When we are calling the geese we say "Bady", "Bady
When we are calling the hens we say "Tioc, Tioc"
When we are calling the sheep we say "Pet, Pet"
Some cows are tied with ropes, more of them with chains and more of them are tied in bails
There is a horse show over the door of every cabin to bring good Luck. If you did not go out the same(continues on next page)
