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School: Desart, Cill Choinnigh (roll number 3839)

Location:
Ballymack (Desart), Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Mary Commins
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0854, Page 114

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  1. Care of the Animals (continued)

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    Calling the animals -
    Tuk! Tuk! for the hens.
    Ghuk! Ghuk! for the pigs
    Biadh! Biadh! for the turkeys.
    Búidhe! Búidhe! for the cows.
    Pshew! Pshew! for the horses.
    The House-Cock - It was supposed to be unlucky to kill a house-cock.
    House-cocks used to be kept indoors about fifty years ago when they had no clocks.
    Crosses used to be put on hatching eggs with a hazel stick
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. agriculture (~2,659)
          1. animal husbandry (~2,587)
    Language
    English