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School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)

Location:
Cappagh More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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  3. XML “Animals - Words Used for Calling or Driving Them”
  4. XML “A Breachy Cow”

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  1. Animals - Words Used for Calling or Driving Them

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    ANIMALS - WORDS USED CALLING OR DRIVING THEM
    Cows - how! how!. hi bo, gheabhais, wesh, ceartaig (said in the stall)
    calves - suck, suck: hí suck
    horses - call 'filly filly" call his name 'Captain' Whee, gee up, go on Billy, settle over steady back, whoa, a click sound.
    Pigs - bain, bain or a sucking sound or [?]
    goats - kiddy kiddy, or call name, Hi agabhair, hí sgeabhair
    hens - tuck, tuck, hi cearc
    ducks - feen feen
    Geese - call badhy, badhy, hi gé
    turkeys - call peen, peen or fee fee
    dog - call 'pup, pup', [?] , hullas.
    Cat -- pus, pus, ciur out
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. calling animals (~71)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Andy Driscoll
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rossard, Co. Cork

  2. A Breachy Cow

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    We have a breachy (or brachy) cow at home. She is well known for her breaching. One day she is in the meadow; another day she is in the turnips and so in this way we have a job with her.
    The other day we got
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