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School: Kilcomreagh (roll number 9429)

Location:
Kilcumreragh, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
B. Hickey
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0733, Page 152

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    Driving cows in - How! How!
    Cows are tied by the neck with chains. The cowhouse is called the byre. A horseshoe is nailed over the cowhouse door to bring luck.
    Calls for Animals
    For hens - tuk! tuk! hunting them out Cearc! For turkeys Eeb! Eeb! For geese - Beda! Beda! Hunting them out - Heg. For Ducks - Wheet! Wheet! or Chrecia! Chrecia! when hunting out ducks Ducksh!

    Hatching
    The usual "sitting" of eggs is thirteen. A horseshoe is sometimes put under the nest to prevent the young birds from being killed by the noise of thunder.
    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
    Informant
    Mrs Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Coolatoor, Co. Westmeath