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School: Shanagolden (B.) (roll number 3786)

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Shanagolden, Co. Limerick
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Tomás Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0483, Page 216

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    draw her head out.
    Old people say that if when milking cows, a person keeps singing, they will give more milk.
    After a cow calves, people scorch her udder with a blessed candle, and then they make the sign of the cross on her back with the candle.
    When a person wants a cow to move to one side, he says "Cearcaig". When calling farm animals, calls are used for each set of animals. The following are some of them:-
    For cattle :- Tueep, fueep, fueep.
    For pigs:- Doc, doc, doc.
    For sheep:- Shuin, shuin, shuin.
    For geese:- Baddey, baddey, baddey.
    For hens:- Chuck, chuck, chuck.

    Michael Mulvihill got the above from.
    Con Greaney,
    Mount David,
    Shanagolden,
    Age - 50 years.
    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
    Collector
    Michael Mulvihill
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Con Greaney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Mountdavid, Co. Limerick