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School: St Bridget's (roll number 13854)

Location:
Derrymore, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máire Uí hOistín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0138D, Page 06_046

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    an ass or horse we say "Preith". When we are calling a pig we say "Fuiris," hens you say "Tuk", ducks you say "Wheat", geese you say "beadaidhe", or a dog you say Way here, sheep you say "teóp"
    When we are driving cows we say "doirs".
    The cow house is called the big barn. It is divided in to two parts by a flat drain. The cows are tied on either side of the drain. There is a plank running along each gable.
    Around this plank a chain is tied for each
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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)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Máirtín Caoigín Ó hOistín
    Gender
    Male