School: Knockjames

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Knockjames, Co. Clare
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  1. 8
    Old sayings
    30 th.March
    1 All cows in the locality are usually called by suck suck or by whistling for them.
    11 Horses are called by Pho Pho,and donkeys the same way.
    111 Pigs are called Murt Murt.
    1V Hens are called chuech chuech.
    V Geese are called by Baddy Baddy.
    V1 Ducks are called by Feed Feed.
    V11 Sheep are called by Chui Chui Chui .
    V111 Goats are called by Jen,Jen, Jen,
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male