School: Coratillon
- Location:
- Corratillan, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Michael O' Beirn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0966, Page 301
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- Here is a list of the farm and domestic animals at home. Cows, calves, horses, asses, pigs, hens, turkeys, foals, sows, sheep, mules, jennets, goats, cats, and dogs.The cows have names such as a
'' polly '' cow or a '' maoilin ''
cow, a '' short horn '' cow a
'' kerry '' cow, a
'' piebald '' cow, a '' roam '' cow, a '' magpie '' cow, and a '' baínín ''.When driving cows, some people say,
'' go on '' up out of that, '' others say
'' high up '', and others '' hip up
out of that. ''When calling cows people say
'' pruggy. '' The calves have names such as '' stirk.''The difference between(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Brigid Mc Govern
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tonlegee, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Andrew Mc Govern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Tonlegee, Co. Cavan
