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School: Mount Talbot (roll number 14056)

Location:
Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
M. Ó Héimhthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0267, Page 227

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    is put in the manger for the horse to eat. Horses are shod according to the work they have to do. The horses are clipped usually in October.
    This is the way we call our fowl:-
    The hen:- "Tuic! Tuic!"
    The turkey: "Biadh! Biadh!"
    The goose:- "Beadai! Beadai!"
    The chicken:- "Dís! Dís!"
    The duck:- "Faoit! Faoit!"
    This is the way we call our farm animals:-
    The horse:- "Prtcheo! Prtcheo!"
    The cow:-"Prig! Prig!"
    The pig:-"Furish! Furish!"
    The sheep:- "Teabh! Teabh!"
    Before we set eggs we put a cross on them. We also set an uneven number.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Eibhlín Ní Fhíneachtaigh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    A. Finerty
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mount Talbot, Co. Roscommon