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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

Location:
Carrowmenagh, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Pádraig S. Ó Cathain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1118, Page 398

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  1. A Collection of Riddles (continued)

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    What's in the middle of you that's not in the middle of me.
    Ans. O
    What four eltters guard a thief.
    Ans. Oh I see you O.I.C.U.
    Two ms, two rs, two as and a g, put that together and spell it to me.
    Ans. Grammer
    Londonderry, Cork and Kerry spell me that without a k.
    Ans. That
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  2. The Care of Our Farm Animals

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    We keep our cows, horses, a donkey, sheep, pigs, hens, ducks and geese. the cows have no names. When driving home the cows, if they tend to wander we say, Chay! Chay! or How! How! When driving home the calves, if they tend to stray, we say "Soogy" Soogy! or Proogy! Proogy"
    The cowhouse is called a byre. The cows are tied by the neck to stakes
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Faulkner
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    James Faulkner
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    54
    Address
    Carrowbeg, Co. Donegal