School: Cnoc Cairn, Imleach Iubhair (roll number 10731)
- Location:
- Knockcarron, Co. Luimnigh
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Dúthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)The meat was left in the barrel for four weeks, and then hung up in the chimney to be smoked -
It was not used until turned yellow.
Hurrish! Hurrish" and "Bach! Bach!" are the sounds made when calling a pig."Jin! Jin! calls a goat
"Preith!" "Preith!" calls a horse
"Tiuch!" "Tiuch!" calls hens
"Feedy! Feed!" calls ducks
"Baddy! Baddy!" calls geese
"Biadh! Biadh!" calls turkeys
Guinea-hens are always kept in a farm-yard with other fowl - they are supposed to have the power of keeping rats away.When a hen has been "clucking" for a few days, a clutch of eggs is put under her. A clutch consists of 13 eggs ( odd numbers are lucky)
Eggs from a strange breed are marked with a spot of soot from the bottom of a bastable
"Red" clay is put under the eggs in preference to hay, as the housewife believes the clay will produce better results.- Informant
- Thomas Duhig
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Imleach, Co. Thiobraid Árann