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   two stakes.
   When they are tied between two stakes they call them "bails". Some folks tie a red band in the hairs of the cows tails so as they will not be overlooked. In olden time there were people who had "an ill eye" and they could overlook cows and there would not be any butter on the milk. Those people were said to be working witchery. Similarly horses could be overlooked by those class of people. There is generally a horse shoe hung or nailed on the stable door for luck. Horses were very wise in olden times when they used to run for the bottle of drink at weddings.

   Horses generally know their names and come when they are called, pigs also come when you call them "gurry, gurry, gurry" and goads when you say, Kiddy, Kiddy, kiddy"-when we call the hens we say "Chuck, Chuck, Chuck. When chickens are called the call is "birdie, birdie, birdie" and for ducks we say "Wheet,

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. activities
      1. economic activities
         1. agriculture (~2,659)
            1. animal husbandry (~2,587)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Joe Cochrane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mr Thomas Cochrane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Greaghclogh, Co. Cavan