School: Réidhleán (Measctha), Áth an Chóiste
- Location:
- Rylane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Buachalla
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- (continued from previous page)Chick. When driving cows from a field we say "How! How!" and when people are calling calves they say "Suck! Suck! When people are calling turkeys they say "Pe! Pe!.
- Some cows have special names they are Rose, Strawberry, black cow, stranger, Dot and heifer. When the animals are called the horse has a special name as "Molly" or "Dolly". Cows are driven by saying "How". Sheep after lambing are called by saying "Suen", but before are called by "Baa". Goats are called "bet". Calves are called "suck". Sows are called "Hurrish" and bonhams are called "ban". Dogs have special names also as "Shep" "Fan" or "Tory". Cats are called "Puss".Hens are called to their food by saying "Hoo". Turkeys are called by saying "biao. "Feen" for ducks "bad" for geese, and "Chick" for chickens. The cow house is called the stall. It consists of a number of stalls, windows and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Mahony
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Mountrivers, Co. Cork