School: Drom an Tacair (roll number 9411)
- Location:
- Dromthacker, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Mhic Talbóid
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 358
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- All the farm animals are:- the calves, the donkey, the cow, the sow, the dog, the cat, the horse, the hens, the ducks, the turkeys and the bonhams.
The cows have got names:- Bawny, Duckgrove, Polly, Daly, Keily, Lismore, Benon, Curaheen, Baily, Reddy, Clash, Castle-island, the Heifer, Dexter, Currovough, the white cow and the blue.
We say "How" when driving home the cows.
There are bails in the stall. The stall it is called. The cows are tied in bails.
The cows are sometimes tied by the horn.
The bails are home-made.
There is always palm hung on the cow house to bring luck on the stock.
Tuk! Tuk! for hens.
Suk! Suk! for calves.
Chick! Chick! for chickens.
Bee! Bee! for turkeys.
Fean! Fean! for ducks.
- Collector
- Bonnie Rice
- Gender
- Female
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Culloca
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Ballybeggan, Co. Kerry
