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School: Ballinahowen (roll number 8646)

Location:
Ballynahown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Hanly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0745, Page 027

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    Before setting hens eggs my mother marks each one with soot and shakes holy water on the eggs and hen. The chickens are hatched out in three weeks when calling the hens we say "Yiuc! Yiuc!" and "cearc" !
    The following are other calls :-
    Chickens: "Dish Dish"
    Duck, "Weet Weet" and "Hi lacain!"
    Turkey, "Biad Biad"
    Goose, "Baddy Baddy" and "Hi gé"
    Goat "Jin Jin" and "Hi gower" !
    Pig "Deoch Deoch" and "Hi muck !"
    Horse. "Pheo Pheo"
    Cow. "Brug Brug"
    Calf. "Suc! Suc!"
    Cat. "Pis! Pis!" and "cuit!"
    Sheep. "Chewy! Chewy!"
    Ewe. "Fanny Fanny!"
    Pig. "Furnish! Furnish!" and "Hi muck !"
    When you want a horse to stand you say "Bike"
    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
    Eibhlín Ní Dhúlaín
    Gender
    Female