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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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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0289, Page 062

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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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