School: Teamhair, Áth Treasna
- Location:
- Taur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dd. Ó Súillleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)in winter. In summer he is put out to graze. The horse is shod by a blacksmith. In winter she is clipped with a hair-clipper. I could not find any story connected with the famous horses of old.
When calling the calves I say "Suck; Suck";
When calling the pigs I say Hurrais;
Hurrais.
When calling the horse I call her by her name.
When calling the hens I say "Tuck; Tuck";
When calling the geese I say "Baddy, Baddy".
When calling the ducks I say "Fien; Fien";
When calling the turkeys I say "Bee; Bee";
When calling the cat I say "Puss; Puss;
When calling the dog I call him by his name, or whistle for him.
Stories are told about hens and ducks that go away, hatch their eggs, and rear their young while away. Then they return again. The people in this area exchange eggs with other people. If a person gave eggs to another, the person that got them gave a pin or a penny to the other person, because if she did not she had carried the other woman's luck.
