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School: Naomh Pádraig, Carrowmena (roll number 16787)

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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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  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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