School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)

Location:
Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Briain
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    They killed all the rats that were in the yard.
    One day the man of the house killed one of them.
    The next day his comrade killed all the fowl that were in the yard on account of the death of the other weasel
    The foxes that live near houses never do any damage to them but they usually go one or two miles inland.
    Foxes eat fowl.
    They generally carry them to their den.
    They make their dens in cliffs or in the side of a river.
    Hares and rabbits do a lot of damage around here to crops such as turnips, cabbage, and grain crops.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Arthur Mc Kenzie
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Johnny Comyns
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare