School: Shercock (2)
- Location:
- Shercock, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Giolla Cluig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1013, Page 352
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- When we want the hens we say "Chuck, Chuck". If we want the ducks we say "Wheet Wheet" and if we want the turkey we say "Beep, Beep" and if we want the pigs we say "Gurrie,"Gurrie" or "Hursh, Hursh". We say to the goats and kids, "Kiddy, "Kiddy"
- Collector
- Gwen Bailie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickcreeny, Co. Cavan
- People set thirteen eggs under a hen to hatch. The last one is supposed to be for luck. People put marks on the hatching eggs to know them. They put a mark with a pencil on them.
- Collector
- Gwen Bailie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickcreeny, Co. Cavan
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“If a dog is barking, the usual way of making him lie down is to say "chew dog".”
If a dog is barking, the usual way of making him lie down is to say "chew dog". - Collector
- Muriel Bailie
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickcreeny, Co. Cavan