School: Newtown, Fertullagh
- Location:
- Newtownlow, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: K. Shumacher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 096
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- (continued from previous page)and his horse left the marks of his hoofs in a rock, almost on the shores of Lough Ennel.
It is generally thought that pigs can see the (work) wind.
Goats are generally regarded as being lucky.
When calling hens we say “chuck! Chuck!”, to call chickens we say “chick! chick!”, when calling dogs we say “Tch! Tch!” We call pigs by saying “hurrish! hurrish!” goats are called by the words “Jin! jin! and cats are called by the words “pah! pah!” or “puss! puss!”
- The following are the farm and domestic animals at home:- two horses, two ponies, five pigs, eighty five sheep, one hundred cattle, twenty calves, six cows, three goats, hens, ducks, chickens, geese, turkeys, two dogs, and three cats.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eric Redding
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Atticonor, Co. Westmeath
