School: Baile an Tobair, Baile an Londraigh (roll number 10314)
- Location:
- Ballintober, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Tuama
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0511, Page 279
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- (continued from previous page)calling the goat you would say Jen-Jen.
- Our farm animals are Cows, Horses Pigs, Calves Dogs, Cats and a Donkey. The names of the are Murphy, red Hennessy, blue Hennessy, the small Kerry, the big Kerry, condon, Speckled cow, The mare the colt. The name of the dog is Bran. When you would be driving the cows to milk them you would say How, How, How, When you would be calling the horse you would say Pro, Pro, Pro. When you would be calling the Pigs you would say Hurish, Hurish, Hurish. When you would be calling the cat you would say Shebhe, Shebhe, Shebhe. When you would be calling the calves you would suck, suck, suck. When you would be calling the hens you would say Tiuc, Tiuc, Tiuc. When you would be calling dogs you would say Here, Here, Here. When you would be calling the chickens you would say Chick, Chick, Chick. When you would be calling the ducks you would say Feed, Feed, Feed. When you would be tying the cows there would be a stake in the ground and a chain for to(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Carmel Lee
- Gender
- Female
