School: Tattenclave
- Location:
- Tattintlieve, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Chróinín
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- We call our cow Blackie. When you are driving cows say "haw haw": when calling them towards you say "chey chey". When you are driving hens, say "shuck" when calling them "chucky". When driving geese say "seleg" when calling them "goosey, goosey". When calling ducks say "weet weet"
An emblem is hung in the cowhouse on the first of May to bring good luck. When anybody is milking you should say "Good luck to your work". It was supposed the animals could talk in the time of Tír na nÓg,
- Collector
- James Farmer
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Liscumasky, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Ellen Beagon
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Tonagh, Co. Monaghan
