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School: Curraigh (B.) (roll number 12066)

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An Choraidh, Co. Shligigh
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Peadar Ó Braonáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0170, Page 0445

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    The words used in this area are a mixture of English and Irish so I can only try to give them phonetically.
    Except for the call to the hens and pigs they have no meaning.
    Calling
    The Cow - Prigín The R is pronounced as if it were fry.
    The Pig: Hurrish, Hurrish also deoc! deoc!
    Horse and Donkey: Pu-seich! Pu-seich!
    The Dog: By name or to coax a dog a clacking noise is made by the tongue as when driving a donkey.
    The Cat: Pish! Pish and Sill! Sill
    The Hens: Tioc! Tioc! (means Come! Come!)
    The Ducks: Wheat! Wheat!
    The Geese: Bad-ie! Bad-ie!
    The Calves: Suck! Suck!
    The Turkey: Binn Binn
    Driving
    The Cow: Hursh! Hursh! also Howy! Howy
    The Pig: Muc Amach! Muc Amach!

    Horse and Donkey: Go on! Go on! (G'wan, G'wan).
    Also driven by a clacking noise made by the tongue.

    The Cat: To frighten away a cat: Cuth! Cuth!
    The Hens: Cush! Cush!
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Brennan
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