School: Kilcullen (Convent) (roll number 11806)
- Location:
- Cill Chuillinn, Co. Chill Dara
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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- (continued from previous page)When calling calves we say,
"Suckie, suckie, suck," and at the same time shaking the handle of the bucket. When calling hens, we say,
"Chucj, chuckie, chuck."
When calling chickens we say,
"Birdie, birdie, birdie."
"Chick, chicki."
When calling turkeys we say,
"Bebe, be , be, be be.2
When calling geese, we say.
"Baddy, Baddy, baddy."
"Gooshy, gooshy."
When calling ducks, we say,
"Quack, quack, quack".
"Weedy, weedy, weedy."
When calling cats, we say.
"Pish, Pish, Pish."When persons are putting down eggs to be hatched they put names on them. They also put holy water on them.
- If a clocking hen cackles three times in the day she will not hatch eggs. She will lay them.
- Collector
- Rosaleen Lallaway
- Gender
- Female
