School: An Tuar Mór
- Location:
- Toormore, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Ceallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0237, Page 214
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- (continued from previous page)ever housed but are let roam at their leisure through the pasturage the call of the sheep is called bleating when calling them you say "lambie lambie". Sheep are shorn once a year and their wool is converted into clothing.The Goat is a very hardy animal and is mostly found on mountainoes country. Goats milk is much richer than cows milk and is supposed to be better as the goat picks up all the herbs when calling the goat we say "kiddie kiddie" the old people say that the goat had wool on her long ago and hair on the sheep. It was said Our Lord went to the goat for shelter and that she pucked him. Then her went to the sheep and got shelter from her and from that on the wool grew on the sheep and hair on the goat.The pig is generally fed on potatoes and meal when calling the pig you say "hurish hurish" the call of the pig is called grunting. The donkey although often ill treated should be the most respected of animals as it was he who carried our Lord and his blessed Mother(continues on next page)
