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    “When calling or driving animals or fowl we use different terms.”

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    When calling or driving animals or fowl we use different terms.
    When calling the hens we say "chucky, chucky". When calling turkeys we say "bee, bee". When calling chickens we say "birdie, birdie". We call the ducks by saying "wheety, wheety". When calling the cows we say "prugie, prugie". When driving the cows we say "hough, hough". When calling the pigs we say "hurish, hurish". When driving them we say "humuck, himuck". When calling the cat we say "pish, wish, wish". When calling the calves we say "suck, suck". When driving the donkey or horse we say "gee-up".
    The horse usually has a christian name. The dog also has a special name.
    Some people put a graip in
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    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)
            1. calling animals (~71)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Scollans
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Drumbrughas, Co. Cavan