School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 122
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- (continued from previous page)He is shod at home. He is clipped in October. I do not know any story about horses, goats or sheep.
When calling cows povee, proee proee also - hi, hi, hi is said. A horse is called by chub chub. A calf is called by (suc) soock soock. A hen is called by (gloch) juck juck A chicken is called by chick chick. A duck is called by feeney, feeney or young ducks by deedle eidle. A dog is called by his name. A cat is called by pushy pushy. A goat is called by gin gin. I do not know any story about fowl.
When putting down egg they are put under a hatching hen in the night. Easter water is put on them before they are put down. We do not put any mark on the hatching hen.
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Goats can see the wind. Horses, evil spirits, Pigs are called by saying: Bock, bock, bock.
Turkeys " " " ": Bee, bee, bee.
- Collector
- Kitty Quann
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballyshoneen, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Patrick Quann
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
