School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceannanus Mór
- Location:
- Kells, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Máthais Íde
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 270
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- (continued from previous page)various names such as Daisy, Mollie, Nancie, Sheila etc.
You say "How - how" when driving cows. "you say "prug - prug" when you call them to you.
To the pig you sat "tharais" "hurrish", and "suck -suck" to the calves. You say "chuck - chuck" to the hens, and "fút - fút" to the ducks, because the ducks have their heads up in the air.
- Philip Bradly of Kilskyre was a famous jumper. He won two reading lamps as prizes for his jumping. He could jump across wide streams and gripes.(continues on next page)
