School: Sceichín an Rince, Cloichín an Mhargaidh
- Location:
- Sceichín an Rince, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Dómhnall Ua Cathasaigh
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- One time a rat charmer came to Skeheenaranky and he moved the rats from place to place. He put them from Crotty's to Condon's and from Curtin's to Mick Carroll's. A blind rat came out from under a wall near Curtin's. The charmer put a stick in its mouth and two other rats, one at each side, took hold of the stick in their mouths and led the rat along.
- Once some men were cutting oats in a field when they found a nest of weasels. The parent weasel was gone.They took them and put them in a corner near the ditch. When the weasel came back she was very angry and spat in the gallon of milk which was near. After a while she found the young ones. Then she came back again and upset the gallon of milk. One day some men men saw a weasel out in the mountain. They threw stones at him.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Nora O' Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 73
- Address
- Cúil an Ghearráin Rua, Co. Thiobraid Árann