School: Loughill, Longford
- Location:
- Laughil, Co. Longford
- Teacher: P. Ó Corcora
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0768, Page 436
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- Here is a list of domestic farm animals
Cows, horses, calves,asses, pigs, goats, sheep and poultry. When driving cows people express !Go on" and when calling them the words used are "Pruggie cailin".
When driving horses "Get on". When calling horses "Pehow".
When driving calves "Howa". When calling calves. "Suck".
When driving asses "Gee up". When calling asses"behow bess".
When driving pigs "Hi muck". When calling pigs, "Horrish."
When driving sheep. "Shí, Shí," When calling sheep "Gennie."
When driving goats. "Hi gabair". When calling goats. "Kiddie."
The mare's houses are called the mare's stables. They are large with a manger in each of them. They are separate houses. We put St Brigid's crosses in the roof of each of them. They are fed on hay oats, and carrots. The local blacksmith shoes them. My father has a mare that pulled a thresher from the head of the lane up to my own house up the hill.
- Collector
- Sadie Hegarty
- Gender
- Female
