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School: Riverchapel (roll number 15367)

Location:
Riverchapel, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Brighid Ní Dhonnchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 034

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  1. Farm Animals (continued)

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    tuk, tuk, for hens and chickens
    pia, pia, for turkeys
    doc, doc, for pigs
    bah, bah, for sheep
    ma, ma, for goats
    Cows and calves come for sue, sue and suck, suck
    When setting eggs marks are often put on them for instance the days of the week months of the year and others. Any number can be set, but some people only set 13 as they say that it is a lucky number. The chickens come out in three weeks time.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    N. Darcy