School: Dromiskin (B.), Dundalk (roll number 837)
- Location:
- Dromiskin, Co. Louth
- Teacher: James Morgan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0665, Page 387
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- In this great farming area there are many farmers' houses and around the latter there are many domestic and farm animals.
The owners sometimes have trouble getting the animals to come for food and to avoid confusion they call each variety by a different call. The following is a list of the animals and the calls used by their owners when calling them for food:-Name - Call
Cow - Chee; Chee; Chee.
Calf - Suckie; Suckie; Suckie.
Cat - Pooish; Pooish; or Pussy; Pussy
Hen - Juckie; Juckie; Juckie.
Turkey - Bee; Bee; Bee (biadh)
Chicken - Butchy; Butchy; Butchy.
Duck - Weech; Weech; Weech.
Goose - Goosey; Goosey; Goosey.
Sow - Huraish; Huraish; Huraish.
Bonham - Gorry; Gorry; Gorry.
Dog - A whistle or Heah; Heah (here) or a sound like "click".
Goat - Kiddie; Kiddie; Kiddie.
Horse - Pshow; Pshow; Pshow.
Donkey - There are few donkeys around but the usual sound is "come".(continues on next page)
