School: Bán-Tír (B.) (roll number 2803)
- Location:
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Síothcháin
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- When driving the cows " How","How", is said.
When calling the calves "Suck, Suck". the hens "Tuk", Tuk"
the turkeys "Te-tee", "te-tee" or "Be-Bee", "Be-Bee".
the chickens "Chick", "Chick".
the ducks "Feen", "feen".
the geese "Baddy", "Baddy".
the pigs "Harrush", "Harrush"
the bonhams "Bon", Bon".
It is usual to have a name on each cow in the stall. Some common names are Strawberry, Lazy-bones, Snowflake, Bluebell, Kicker, Kerry, Daisy, Bess, Pansy, Mary-Anne, Whitey, Bawny, Purty, Mallow, Desmond, Straight-horns, Crookedy, and Magpie.
Where there is only one cow, she always has a name, to which she answers. Suppose a person is asked to milk a strange cow, and she happens to be uneasy, he usually says, by way of calming her "eeóioh cully," or "wó cully." Cully is a term of endearment, that may be applied to any cow. On May eve holy water is sprinkled on all the cows in the stall (as well as on the other farm animals) and milk is not given away without payment on that day.
"Jen", "Nan", and "Bet" are the commonest names on goats.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Donal Lehane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Collector
- Wm FitzGerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Joseph Lehane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 51
- Address
- Banteer, Co. Cork
