School: Glin (C.) (roll number 3232)
- Location:
- Glin, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Cárthaigh
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- Domestic Animals And Farmyard Animals.
Our chief domestic animals are cats, dogs, rabbits and pigeons.Our farmyard animals are horses, cows, an ass, a bull, calves, pigs and sheep.When calling each we have special words.Cats "Push, push"
Horses "Pru,pru".
Cows "Phue, phue".
Calves "Suck, suck".
Pigs "Hurrish, hurrish".
Geese "Badhey, badhey".
Hens "Tiuc, tiuc".When hunting them away we say.Cats "Cait amac"
Horses "Go on" and "Gee-up".
Cows "How, how".
Calves "Suc amac" and "Su-uck".
Pigs "Cuitche" sha, cuitche she or some sound like it.The cows and horses have names and come to you when called, just as a person. "Bawnie", will come when you say, "Bawnie, bawnie" and so on.
