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School: Scoil na Móna Fliche (Moanflugh) (roll number 10272)

Location:
Moanflugh, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Diarmuid Ó Deasmhumhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0326, Page 045

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    Driving the cows we say: habha habha habha or ha-bha
    Calling the cows: sop sop sop
    Calling calves: suc suc suc (and give finger to suck)
    Calling pigs: thuiris thuiris hurrais hurrais
    Calling bonhams: ban ban ban
    Calling hens: tioc tioc tioc
    Calling ducks: fín fín fín
    Calling the cat: puis puis
    Driving the horse: hup
    Stopping horse: bhaoi
    Driving off the cat: cuit cuit
    'Cuit a chait ó'n obair sin
    Ní h-ort a bheadh sé ach orm-sa'
    Said nurse to cat drinking the child's milk
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
            1. calling animals (~71)
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